The solution to this is the development of cost-effective redox flow battery technologies suitable for KSA. The electrolyte cost is nearly 35% of the total cost. Hence the target of the current project is to develop cost-effective electrolytes and bring down the cost to less than 100 dollars per kilowatt hour.
There are two types of electrolytes (Anolyte and catholyte) to achieve our target. As of now, we have successfully designed the catholyte which is low cost, easy to prepare, and suitable for KSA temperature. The designed electrolyte shows excellent performance compared to the commercially available electrolytes with cost nearly 10 times less.
The research story holds great promise to attract different industrial players like SABIC, SCHMID, ACWA Power who are currently investing in the development of redox flow technologies in the Kingdom.
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