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Redox Flow Batteries for Fast EV Charging and for Hydrogen Production for FCEVs

Tuesday, 15 May 2018: 08:00
Room 604 (Washington State Convention Center)
H. H. Girault (EPFL), C. R. Dennison, Y. Ligen, H. Vrubel, E. Zanzola, D. Reynard, V. Amstutz (EPFL Valais), and P. Peljo (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)
A service station for electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell EVs (FCEVs) has been constructed based on a vanadium redox flow battery (200kW-400kWh). This battery is used to fast charge EVs using a DC-DC converter operating at 80kW.

We also operate two electrolyzers (one alkaline 50kW, one PEM 25 kW) to produce hydrogen. This hydrogen is dried, purified and stored at 200 bars. A service station for hydrogen has been built with reservoirs at 500 bars to fill a car (Renault Kangoo/Swiss hydrogen) operating at 350 bars and at 900 bars to fill a car operating at 700 bars (Hyundai).

We shall discuss the figures of merit of electric and hydrogen mobility and our experience to run a service station in the Alps.

We shall also present a new technology to produce hydrogen on demand and under pressure directly from a Vanadium (III)/(II) solution from the redox flow battery using a Mo2C catalyst. We shall also discuss the use of solid boosters to enhance the storage in the tanks of a redox flow battery.