Research
Title : | Development of 10 kW/50 kWh Redox Flow Battery System for Solar PV Applications |
Area of research : | Engineering Sciences |
Focus area : | Cost-effective energy conversion & storage for variability in grid and transport, Smart and reliable energy supply systems |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Sreenivas Jayanti, Professor, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai |
Contact info : | sjayanti[at]iitm[dot]ac[dot]in, sjayanti[at]che[dot]iitm[dot]ac[dot]in |
Details
Executive Summary : | The project is expected to develop indigenous capability in putting together vanadium redox flow batteries for the benefit of our solar PV community of users. The experience gained in the project will also help in scaling up such systems to MW range of power and energy storage systems which will be useful for utilities in dealing with issues related to integrating renewable energy sources into the power grid. The main deliverable would be a prototype vanadium redox flow battery capable of storing 50 kWh of electrical energy at a charging power of 10 kW at an energy storage cost of US $600 per kWh for a 100 kW/500 kWh system. |
Total Budget (INR): | 3,99,84,000 |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai Funding Agency :Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India | |