Last modified: 2014-10-11
Abstract
Renewable energy sources like wind and solar can supply a significant amount of electrical energy around the world. However, because of their intermittent nature the potential of these two energy sources can be fully exploited only if a suitable energy storage system is provided. Considering the requirements of high energy capacity, high round-trip conversion efficiency, and cost of this application, the Regenerative Hydrogen-Bromine (H2-Br2) fuel cell has been identified as a highly attractive electrical energy storage system. The H2-Br2 fuel cell has many advantages such as fast reaction kinetics, high energy storage capacity, and low cost. This presentation will discuss the unique features and the advantages and disadvantages of this hydrogen-bromine system and the materials and system challenges in the development of this system for large scale electrical energy storage.
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