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The guys at Flow Battery Research Collective have been designing a Redox Flow Battery development kit that you can build yourself using a 3d printer and a few tools. It's a desktop size flow battery that you can use to either do your own research, e.g. on different electrolytes or just to replicate their experimental findings.

Redox Flow Batteries have the potential to become grid scale or home electric energy storage solutions that are way better for the environment than current lithium based batteries. They can often scale power and capacity independently and allow for repairs.

The FBRC project wants to spread the knowledge on RFBs and help kickstart a global community that develops sustainable energy storage technology in an ope source fashion.

Beware that the project is still in its infancy and sourcing the materials can be a bit of a challenge. Be sure to ask around in the forums for help!

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

I'm building one and am super excited. Unfortunately I need to waid for some more parts to start experimenting.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Please share your experience. It still seems a bit too experimental right now for me to spend time on, but I hope that will change next year.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

This is where I document my build. I'm updating frequently at the moment.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2025
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