Guest Speaker: Prof. JIANG Haoran
Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University
Prof. JIANG received his Bachelor degree in Energy and Power Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology under the support of the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme. His research interests include redox flow batteries, beyond lithium-ion batteries, and multiscale modeling. He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers in various prestigious journals including Energy & Environmental Science, Nature Communications, Nano Energy, Energy Storage Materials etc. His papers have been cited for more than 3500 times, earning him an h-index of 34.
High-performance redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage
Abstract:
Driven by grave concerns over the energy shortage and environmental pollution, the world is moving towards renewable energy sources at full speed. However, because of their intermittent availability and fluctuating intensity, the unregulated and direct use of renewables would destabilize the power grid, which presents an imperative need to develop efficient, stable and cost-effective large-scale energy storage systems. Among various technologies, redox flow batteries (RFBs) are attracting increasing attention from both academic and industrial fields due to their decoupled energy and power, excellent scalability, high safety and fast response. However, the critical issues, including low power density, low electrolyte utilization, poor cycling stability and high capital cost, have hindered the widespread commercialization of RFBs. In this talk, I will firstly focus on the key factors limiting the development of RFBs by analyzing the coupled transport and electrochemical characteristics. I will then present our recent progress in addressing these issues and developing high-performance RFBs.
