EMEC goes with the flow in tidal battery first

摘要

Continuous green hydrogen from tidal power will be produced as part of a new flow battery installation at Scotland's European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. Claimed to be a world first, the project will see Invinity Energy Systems delivering a 1.8MWh vanadium flow battery (VFB) at EMEC's tidal energy test site. VFBs can store and discharge industrial levels of power over multiple daily cycles and have a lifespan of 25 years, with little degradation. The pilot project will aim to demonstrate that VFBs can act as a bridge between the natural variations of tidal power and the consistent energy requirements of hydrogen electrolysis.