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The EU-funded BALIHT project is designing new redox organic flow batteries that can work at temperatures of up to 80°C. Researchers claim that the batteries will offer longer duration, higher power and a 20 % higher energy efficiency compared to other organic battery types. The new battery will be based on low-cost, abundant organic molecules that are easily dissolved in water, electrolytes comprising lignin, thin non-fluorinated membranes and carbon electrodes. Redox organic flow batteries are one of the most promising approaches to sustaining a grid powered by the sun and wind, improving grid flexibility and stability and providing high-performance charge points for electric cars. BALITH concept of organic RFB makes this technology suitable for many applications where the requirements for batteries are more challenging like: smoothing of non-dispatchable renewable power plants (like solar or wind); support for Ancillary services, high performance electric car recharge points; improvement of grid flexibility and stability (at both transmission and distribution level); avoid cooling needs in RFB placed in warm countries (between 40º Latitude North & 40º Latitude South).

Project website: https://baliht.eu/

Project manager: Lucija Babić (lucija.babic@koncar.hr)

Project partners:

• Lead: AIMPLAS – Asociación Investigación de Materiales Plásticos (ES)
• CMBlu – CMBlu Energy GmbH (DE)
• COBRA – Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, S.A.. (ES)
• MHDE – Mann & Hummel (DE)
• SKT – Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH (DE)
• KULEU – KU Leuven M²S – cMACS – Membrane Technology Group (BE)
• KONČAR KET – KONČAR – Inženjering za energetiku i transport d.d. (HR)
• TECNO – Tecnodimension Hinchable, S.L. (ES)
• AEU – AliénorEU (BE)
• ETRA – Investigación y Desarrollo S.A. (ES)
• APBAL – Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (ES)