Smoothing the Flow of Renewable Solar Energy in California’s Central Valley

Smoothing the Flow of Renewable Solar Energy in California’s Central Valley

By US Department of Energy

Yesterday, an almond grove in California’s Central Valley hosted the opening of the world’s largest iron-chromium redox flow battery. Originally pioneered by NASA, these flow batteries are emerging as a promising way to store many hours of energy that can be discharged into the power grid when needed. Traditionally, electric generation follows the demands of the daily load cycle. But as more sources of renewable

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