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New Paradigms in Flow Battery Modelling

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Redox flow batteries (RFBs) were designed for large-and medium-scale energy storage and have historically been used as backup and standalone power systems. With renewable energy generation taking on an increasing share of electrical power production, the role of RFBs is expected to grow in importance. Indeed, they may well become critical to maintaining a continual supply of electricity to homes and businesses.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, MOE, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

    Akeel A. Shah & Puiki Leung

  2. Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China

    Qian Xu

  3. School of Automotive Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

    Pang-Chieh Sui

  4. School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sheffield, Hounsfield Road, S37RH, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Wei Xing

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A. Shah, A., Leung, P., Xu, Q., Sui, PC., Xing, W. (2023). Introduction. In: New Paradigms in Flow Battery Modelling. Engineering Applications of Computational Methods, vol 16. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2524-7_1

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