China develops iron battery 80 times cheaper than lithium that can last 16 years. It provides a budget-friendly, high-endurance answer for the world’s massive energy storage needs. (interestingengineering.com)

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[-] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Iron redox flow batteries are inherently safer than vanadium redox flow batteries.
All types of redox flow batteries - in difference to lithium ion batteries of the NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) type - can't have thermal runaway; lithium iron phosphate batteries, which are typically used for grid/home storage are safe from thermal runaway as well.

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