What is it about?
There is a need for large scale electrical energy storage on power systems. This paper describes the benefits of flow battery systems as a suitable technology, and gives a description of the polysulphide bromide version of the flow battery. This paper was the first published description of National Power plc's flow battery research and development and outlines the plans for the construction and operation of a utility scale flow battery energy storage facility to be co-located with a power station in the United Kingdom.
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Why is it important?
This paper marks the start of the revolution in energy storage that has occurred since 1998, highlighting the need for large scale energy storage to provide energy management and ancillary services on the power system. Although other flow battery systems had been developed, this paper suggested that multi MW and MWh systems were achievable and reported on progress made by a large team of engineers and scientists in the development of a low cost flow battery system.
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This paper was awarded the Power Engineering Journal premium for the year. The paper has been cited by many colleagues and throughout the flow battery industry as a reference point for the development of large scale energy storage.
Mr Anthony Price
Institution of Civil Engineers
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This page is a summary of: A novel approach to utility-scale energy storage, Power Engineering Journal, June 1999, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET),
DOI: 10.1049/pe:19990304.
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