Thanks for sharing this! I’ve been passively following the flow battery tech for a while but had not ran across this project before.
Quite interested to see if I can get the experimental version working to some capacity. Hopefully the chemicals are not too difficult to purchase in small quantities.
This will be another hurdle for electrification of all types as it will make less economic sense for the average home with substantial electricity price increases while fossil fuels prices are kept artificially low. The only silver lining is it might make solar/battery storage more attractive to have less reliance on the high priced grid electricity for those that can afford the upfront investments.
Electric vehicles will be especially hit since you already have fast chargers like GM Energy charging 0.55-0.60c/kWh which ends up being more expensive than driving a ICE vehicle getting 20-25mpg at the current prices.
The phrase I have in repeat in my head after hearing it several years ago is, “This will be the coolest summer of the rest of your life.”. A stark reminder of the collective action and adaptation needed.
That is very generous of you to offer. Sadly, I am not in the EU, otherwise I would certainly take you up on it.
I’ve started working to source the hardware components and it definitely seems to be tricky to find some items at a reasonable price or at all. You’ll probably see me on the forums soon also trying to verify if I have suitable substitutes.