SBIR Phase II: High Energy-Density Hydrogen-Halogen Flow Batteries for Energy Storage

SBIR第二阶段：用于储能的高能量密度氢卤液流电池

• 批准号: 2136304
• 负责人: Brennan Gantner
• 金额: $ 97.9万
• 依托单位: SKIP TECHNOLOGY, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-06-15 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2136304&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Energy; Density

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is directly related to the utilization of renewable energy sources in the electrical grid. Due to the variability of supply, renewable energy generators (e.g. solar and wind) cannot supply the entire electrical demand as these often under-produce during times of high demand and over-produce during times of low demand. To alleviate this problem, large-scale energy storage solutions are necessary to balance generation and demand. This project aims to create the necessary technological breakthrough of a chemical battery to address this need. The company has developed an enabling technology that unlocks a chemistry which was first proposed over forty years ago. However, it has always failed before due to a flaw at its core. The proposed work addresses this flaw. The proposed storage technology will enter the large-scale energy storage market that is poorly served by existing solutions and is expected to exceed hundreds of billions of dollars worldwide annually within the decade as the world transitions to greater renewable energy generation. This SBIR Phase II project proposes to bring a novel membrane technology for flow batteries to a commercial ready status. In previous iterations, flow batteries of this type have been limited in success due to issues of thin-film membranes which are at the heart of such batteries. A novel solution to this problem has been identified and a proof-of-concept has been successfully demonstrated. This project aims to transition that device from a laboratory setting of a single operational cell to a commercial product linking many such cells in a manifold. This work will involve a combination of laboratory experiments, manufacturing design, as well as theory and simulation work. At the end of this project, numerous cells in a physical stack will be built that will facilitate manufacturing and quality assurance. These advances will enable a direct transition to full-sized commercial-ready flow batteries. Initial investigations have demonstrated that the novel technology and approach to solving flow battery membrane problems may be extended to other similar fields with similar advantages, e.g. fuel cells.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力与电网中可再生能源的利用直接相关。 由于供应的差异，可再生能源发生器（例如太阳能和风能）无法满足整个电气需求，因为在需求低时，这些需求经常生产不足，而在需求较低的时候。 为了减轻这个问题，大规模的储能解决方案对于平衡发电和需求是必要的。 该项目旨在创建化学电池的必要技术突破，以满足这一需求。 该公司开发了一种能够解锁四十多年前提出的化学反应的能力。 但是，由于缺陷的核心，它总是在失败之前失败。拟议的工作解决了这个缺陷。 拟议的存储技术将进入大型的储能市场，现有解决方案服务很差，预计随着世界向更大的可再生能源产生过渡，每年在全球范围内将超过数亿美元。 这个SBIR II期项目建议将新型的流量电池膜技术带入商业现成的状态。 在以前的迭代中，由于这种电池核心的薄膜膜问题，这种类型的流动电池已成功限制。 已经确定了解决此问题的新颖解决方案，并成功证明了概念验证。 该项目旨在将该设备从单个操作电池的实验室设置转换为将许多此类细胞中的许多此类单元连接起来的商业产品。 这项工作将涉及实验室实验，制造设计以及理论和仿真工作的组合。 在该项目结束时，将建立物理堆栈中的许多细胞，以促进制造和质量保证。 这些进步将直接过渡到全尺寸的商业就绪流量电池。 初步研究表明，解决流动电池膜问题的新技术和方法可能会扩展到具有相似优势的其他类似领域，例如燃料电池。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准评估值得支持。