The first flow battery with a built-in ultracapacitor was created

Salgenx, an American company, has exciting news to share. They’ve achieved a significant milestone by successfully incorporating ultracapacitors into their redox batteries. This integration has led to a remarkable increase in battery power and overall efficiency.

Salgenx has developed batteries using their exclusive technology that boasts an impressive lifespan of over 25 years and an outstanding efficiency rating of 91%. What’s more, their energy density surpasses that of most other existing flow solutions available today.

One of the standout features of Salgenx batteries is their versatility. They can serve a wide range of applications, including grid-scale energy storage (both independently and alongside solar or wind farms), supporting energy demand, grid balancing, setting up microgrids, regulating voltage and frequency, cogeneration, electric vehicle charging stations, and even heat storage.

By integrating ultracapacitors, their system can now manage short-term high-power demands more effectively. While flow batteries using salt water excel in energy density, ultracapacitors shine in terms of high power density.

As a result, this innovation from Salgenx allows for the efficient combination of long-term energy storage with power support from ultracapacitors. Greg Giese, CEO of Salgenx, believes this marks a groundbreaking achievement for the renewable energy and energy storage sectors.