The Redox Flow Battery for Energy Storage and its Future Development

Renewable energy application and fossil energy saving have become important strategies of the world to maintain the requirement of sustainable development of the society. Large-scale and high-efficiency energy storage technology is urgently needed to remove the random and intermittent natures of the renewable energy and increase the compatibility of the renewable energy to the grid. Redox flow battery (RFB) as an electrochemical energy storage technology, with advantages of long cycle life, high energy convention efficiency, flexible system design, deep-discharge capability and low cost, has been paid much attention in the fields of renewable energy (such as solar and wind energy) application and smart grid construction