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The 2 MW energystorage facility, to be located in Falkenhagen in northeast Germany, will use surplus renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen for storage in the country’s existing natural gas pipeline network. When compared to current utility-scale solutions, Power-to-Gas offers unmatched energystorage capacities.
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RFBs use two liquid organic electrolytes separated by a membrane and stored in separate tanks. RFBs store electrical energy in chemical compounds. The ion exchange between the two energy-storing electrolytes takes place through a membrane in the galvanic cell. JenaBatteries plans to market the first RFB this year.
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