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Title: Demonstration of 10+ hour energy storage with ϕ1′′ laboratory size solid oxide iron–air batteries
Long duration electricity storage (LDES) with 10+ hour cycle duration is an economically competitive strategy to accelerate the penetration of renewable energy into the utility market. Unfortunately, none of the available energy storage technologies can meet the LDES requirements in terms of duration and cost. The newly emerged solid-oxide iron–air batteries (SOIABs) with energy-dense solid iron as an energy storage material have inherent advantages for LDES applications. Herein, we report for the first time the LDES capability of SOIABs even at a laboratory scale. We show that SOIABs with an Ir-catalyzed Fe-bed can achieve excellent energy density (625 W h kg −1 ), long cycle duration (12.5 h) and high round-trip efficiency (∼90%) under LDES-related working conditions. Given the excellent low-rate performance and the use of earth-abundant, low-cost Fe as an energy storage material, we conclude that the SOIAB is a well-suited battery technology for LDES applications.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1801284
PAR ID:
10437730
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Energy & Environmental Science
Volume:
15
Issue:
11
ISSN:
1754-5692
Page Range / eLocation ID:
4659 to 4671
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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