DualFlow: Dual circuit battery for hydrogen and value added chemical production

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Title
DualFlow: Dual circuit battery for hydrogen and value added chemical production

CoPED ID
f3fc4881-e7d4-4fd4-94ab-e2e92807048d

Status
Active


Value
£2,301,975

Start Date
Sept. 30, 2022

End Date
Sept. 30, 2026

Description

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DualFlow develops a radically new energy conversion and storage concept that combines water electrolysis, battery storage and coproduction of decarbonized chemicals into one single hybrid technology using water soluble redox mediators as energy transfer vectors. The system can be operated for electricity storage or for energy conversion to hydrogen and value added chemicals. During energy storage operation, the system works as a conventional stationary flow battery. The energy conversion starts when the battery is full but there is abundant inexpensive green electricity available. Now the battery is chemically discharged in a mediated electrolysis to produce hydrogen and value added chemicals. The energy conversion is realized by pumping charged battery electrolytes through reactors. For hydrogen production, reactor is filled with catalytic particles to catalyze electron transfer and hydrogen evolution. For value added chemical production the reactor consists of biphasic system where charged electrolyte oxidizes chemicals in an organic phase. The reaction products are then extracted into the organic phase. The energy conversion operation requires only reactors and catalyst for hydrogen evolution, indicating that the additive costs of the dual circuit is minimal. The concept results in flexible system capable of both energy storage and energy conversion to hydrogen. We strongly believe that this concept offers possibilities to produce inexpensive hydrogen, in a flexible manner without utilizing any critical raw materials.

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Subjects by relevance
  1. Hydrogen
  2. Electrolysis
  3. Warehousing
  4. Energy
  5. Energy production (process industry)
  6. Accumulators
  7. Fuel cells
  8. Renewable energy sources
  9. Fuels
  10. Energy technology
  11. Biomass (industry)
  12. Batteries
  13. Energy transfer

Extracted key phrases
  1. Energy conversion operation
  2. Dual circuit battery
  3. New energy conversion
  4. Energy storage operation
  5. Hydrogen production
  6. Battery storage
  7. Energy transfer vector
  8. Hydrogen evolution
  9. Inexpensive hydrogen
  10. Chemical production
  11. Conventional stationary flow battery
  12. Battery electrolyte
  13. Storage concept
  14. Decarbonized chemical
  15. Electricity storage

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