The Radical Ion Flow Battery
The Radical Ion Flow Battery was designed completely bespoke from first-principles by award-winning innovator, Dr. Jeff Koplow, out of Sandia National Laboratories, specifically for grid-scale storage and to help accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.
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>94% Round Trip efficiency and over 10,000 (30 years) without capacity fade.
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The RIFB only uses inexpensive earth abundant materials such as Li and Na.
No Nickel and cobalt.
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The Flow Battery Architecture allows the device to scale up to various storage capacities to meet the needs of customers.
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Because there are no permanent changes in state of the chemistry and the materials are liquid. The materials such as Li, Na and NO2 are just as good condition at the end of the battery’s life as the beginning.
Radically Better Chemistry
The RIFB uses a novel, but simple chemistry that uses particles with bonds like “magnets and velcro” vs. “glue” to separate and combine easily and efficiently as it charges and discharges.
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The Radical Ion Flow Battery operates on the electrolysis of a molten salt comprised of an alkali metal and nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
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The RIFB uses fast, efficient reactions from radical ions to maximize performance and minimize capacity fade.
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By minimizing thermodynamic irreversibility and using bonds that are easy to break and put back together, the RIFB ensures a long lifetime of high performance.
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Check out the Veridian Master Plan
Veridian is developing an entirely new clean energy architecture designed for rapid commercial deployment. The Veridian ecosystem consists of the SuperGrid, SuperFuel, and the Radical Ion Flow Battery. Join as in our journey to re-imagine everything and build the energy systems of the future.