Photo Credit: Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] AI-generated illustration of Dr. O'Connor with iron-based flow battery
Going With TheFlow: Ireland's Renewable Energy Battery Breakthrough
20 Jul 2026 | Abstracted from BBC
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast developed a low-cost, open-source iron flow battery, using 3D printing to slash cell costs. Because energy is stored in liquid electrolyte tanks outside the cell stack, capacity scales simply by enlarging tanks - making flow batteries ideal for stationary grid-scale storage, solar and wind farms, microgrids, and industrial sites to balance intermittent power.
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