New Delhi: The Sustainable Environergy Research Lab (SERL) of IIT Delhi has made a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) which will reduce air pollution and has the potential to last for 20 years.
The vanadium redox flow battery can efficiently store and utilize renewable energy for a wide range of applications such as rural electrification, e-vehicle charging station, domestic and commercial power back-up, leading to zero carbon footprint.
The Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) had banned the use of diesel generators (except emergency purposes) in Delhi-NCR region from 15th Oct 2020 under Graded Response Action Plan to control the rising air pollution. The flow battery can be an efficient replacement to the polluting diesel generators.
While speaking to ETV Bharat, Professor Anil Verma, SERL, Chemical Engg. Department, IIT Delhi said, "VRFB is non-polluting (no emissions), easily scalable, safe and environmentally friendly, and highly durable. One of the major differences between the flow battery and the conventional battery is the independent scaling of power and energy capacity. The flow battery can store energy from kWh to MWh range and suitable for long discharge time with low cost in contrast to the conventional battery."
He asserted that the project will be completed in the next six months and would be available in the market within one year.
The team members of SERL under the guidance of Prof. Verma have recently filed five patents and also contributed to scientific international journals of repute.
