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Abstract
As the global shift towards renewable energy accelerates, energy storage solutions capable of providing long-duration, large-scale storage will be critical. Flow batteries and regenerative fuel cells have the potential to play a pivotal role in this transformation by enabling greater integration of variable renewable generation and providing resilient, grid-scale energy storage. This review provides an overview of the working principles of flow batteries and regenerative fuel cells mediated by ammonia, including the hardware, electrochemical reactions, and general performance. The recent advances in flow batteries are highlighted, covering the electrode design and modifications as well as electrolyte design and innovations. The recent advances in regenerative fuel cells are also discussed, focusing on membrane electrode assembly construction and system optimization.
期刊介绍:
The development of the Current Opinion journals stemmed from the acknowledgment of the growing challenge for specialists to stay abreast of the expanding volume of information within their field. In Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, they help the reader by providing in a systematic manner:
1.The views of experts on current advances in electrochemistry in a clear and readable form.
2.Evaluations of the most interesting papers, annotated by experts, from the great wealth of original publications.
In the realm of electrochemistry, the subject is divided into 12 themed sections, with each section undergoing an annual review cycle:
• Bioelectrochemistry • Electrocatalysis • Electrochemical Materials and Engineering • Energy Storage: Batteries and Supercapacitors • Energy Transformation • Environmental Electrochemistry • Fundamental & Theoretical Electrochemistry • Innovative Methods in Electrochemistry • Organic & Molecular Electrochemistry • Physical & Nano-Electrochemistry • Sensors & Bio-sensors •