Rivus Batteries – Long duration energy storage by organic flow batteries.
Rivus Batteries
Energy storage
Rivus
Flow battery technology based on organic molecules dissolved in aqueous electrolytes
Commercialised by
Rivus
Göteborg, Sweden
Medicinaregatan 8B, 413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
Sustainable developement goals
Organic electrolytes for flow batteries enabling ultra low-cost European energy storage
Visit siteThe need
Battery storage capacity must expand 300-fold by 2050 to meet global climate targets. However, current lithium-ion and vanadium flow batteries depend on critical metals with volatile prices, sourced from distant and insecure supply-chains.
The solution
Rivus is commercialising a proprietary, water-based organic electrolyte manufactured from widely-available bulk chemicals in standard European chemical plants. The electrolyte functions as a direct replacement for vanadium in commercially-available flow-battery hardware. Battery testing and system-level modelling indicate a 40–50% reduction in total system cost, and an up to 80% decrease in levelised cost of storage for 6-24-hour applications.
The value proposition
- Cost-effective: 40-50% lower CapEx than vanadium flow batteries.
- Safe: non-flammable and non-explosive.
- Resilient supply chain: metal-free formulation made in the EU using organic materials.
- Close-to-market: compatible with commercially available flow battery hardware.