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Another example of questions my research has raised that are outside of the scope of chemical engineering pertain to the “investability” of RFB technologies. For example, as a battery architecture that can house nearly infinite chemistries – an aspect of RFBs that is relatively unique and generally attractive for the versatility it allows – there can be a difficulty differentiating between the many similar choices of next generation low-cost chemistries. This actually complicates and, perhaps, ultimately deters investment decisions. Further, there may be a fear that a better, lower-cost and/or higher-performing chemistry could be always developed. Thus, it is important not only to develop an economically competitive RFB chemistry that can be practically operated in the long term from materials that are low cost, accessible, and scalable, but we must also consider the intellectual property (IP) and competitive advantage a chemistry could utilize to actually commercialize it at all. Indeed, I have seen these questions prevent investments in start- ups for RFBs utilizing alternative chemistries. This may necessitate alternate approaches to actualize investments in this space; for example, a utility or group of utilities (i.e., large enterprises with capital and deployment opportunities) could “pick a winner” (or a group of winners) by investing in a particular start-up/chemistry (or a group of start-ups/chemistries, of which they would later determine the most viable through further research and development efforts). The utility could then install a significant volume of demonstration projects to give the chemistry/start- up the competitive, first-player advantage needed to beat out other prospects. This is a short list of recommended next steps and considerations, and the ideas presented here could comprise multiple more PhDs across various disciplines. I hope people read this thesis and are inspired to take on some of these challenges at their research labs or companies. As I enter the venture capital investment space for energy storage, I will certainly bring these considerations and ideas with me to potentially promote investment and deployment of RFBs. 110PDF Image | Bringing Redox Flow Batteries to the Grid
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