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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

vanadium-redox flow battery system assembly, 8.3 megawatt hour

The power capacity for this application is 1MW and the net storage capacity 6 MWh. The net capacity considers the internal inefficiencies of the batteries and the min …

Reference product
vanadium-redox flow battery system
Geography
RER
Unit
unit
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 1.8459e+06 kg CO2-eq / unit
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

vanadium-redox flow battery stack assembly

The power capacity for this application is 1MW and the net storage capacity 6 MWh. The net capacity considers the internal inefficiencies of the batteries and the min …

Reference product
vanadium-redox flow battery stack
Geography
RER
Unit
unit
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 123022 kg CO2-eq / unit
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

treatment of periphericals, for VRFB system

Curator note: This activity represents used periphericals, for VRFB system in RER; its declared reference amount is 1 kilogram. The original source citation is recorded in the source …

Reference product
used periphericals, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 0.623549 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

treatment of electrolyte solution, for VRFB system

Curator note: This activity represents used electrolyte solution, for VRFB system in RER; its declared reference amount is 1 kilogram. The original source citation is recorded in the …

Reference product
used electrolyte solution, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change -0.148427 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

treatment of electrolyte tank, for VRFB system

Curator note: This activity represents used electrolyte tank, for VRFB system in RER; its declared reference amount is 1 kilogram. The original source citation is recorded in the …

Reference product
used electrolyte tank, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 2.69419 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

treatment of stack, for VRFB system

Curator note: This activity represents used stack, for VRFB system in RER; its declared reference amount is 1 kilogram. The original source citation is recorded in the source …

Reference product
used stack, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 2.37392 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

process control system assembly, for VRFB system

Here, it is assumed that a monitoring system is required per stack and thus one BMS is required to control them. It must be noted that this is …

Reference product
process control system, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 6.66498 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

battery management system assembly, for VRFB system

Here, it is assumed that a monitoring system is required per stack and thus one BMS is required to control them. It must be noted that this is …

Reference product
battery management system, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 15.459 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

stack monitoring interface assembly, for VRFB system

Here, it is assumed that a monitoring system is required per stack and thus one BMS is required to control them. It must be noted that this is …

Reference product
stack monitoring interface, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 5.79524 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

pipes assembly, for VRFB system

The pipes are steel pipes with a Teflon® lining. The required length of the cables is derived from the stack geometry so that a length of 30 meters …

Reference product
pipes, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 16.64 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

pumps assembly, for VRFB system

Two centrifugal pumps are required to pump the electrolyte into the cells. In addition, in each electrolyte circuit, two pumps are arranged redundantly. For the design of the …

Reference product
pumps, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 2.09893 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

gasket production, FKM, for VRFB system

FKM gaskets represent the first modeled variant. An important type of FKM is the terpolymer consisting of vinylidene fluoride (VDF), hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE). The respective ecoinvent …

Reference product
gasket, FKM
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 36.3432 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

polyvinylchloride cell frame production, for VRFB system

Each cell is surrounded by an extruded polyvinylchloride (PVC) frame. Thus, the corresponding ecoinvent dataset for polyvinylchloride is used. Since the frame is shaped by extrusion, the corresponding …

Reference product
polyvinylchloride cell frame, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 3.1014 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

current collector production, for VRFB system

As a current collector, copper plates with a thickness of 20 mm are used at both ends of the stack. It is assumed that 1 kg of copper …

Reference product
current collector, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 9.00439 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

electrolyte tank production, for VRFB system

The vanadium electrolyte is stored in plastic tanks. These tanks must be composed of materials which are resistant to corrosion in the very low pH environment. Glass fiber …

Reference product
electrolyte tank
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 4.2955 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

vanadium electrolyte solution production

The electrolyte composition is derived from technical data sheet of the manufacturer Gfe GmbH, and is confirmed by private correspondence with experts. The vanadium concentration within the electrolyte …

Reference product
vanadium electrolyte solution
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 5.67625 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

stack frame assembly, for VRFB system

The stack frame is a steel structure consisting of two double T-profiles which correspond to the dimensions of the stack. The dimension and weight are estimated based on …

Reference product
stack frame, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 3.71545 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.1

bipolar plate production, for VRFB system

The materials of the bipolar plate must have particular properties because of its multiple responsibilities and the challenging environment in which the VRFB operates. This study focuses on …

Reference product
bipolar plate, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 2.53375 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.0

market for used redox-flow battery

This dataset is part of the vanadium redox flow battery life-cycle inventory reported by Weber et al. (2018), which models the battery as distinct stack, tank, electrolyte, and …

Reference product
used redox-flow battery
Geography
GLO
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 0.304778 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.0

market for battery, redox-flow, Vanadium

Effective energy density: 19.4 W h/kg. Net capacity: 6 MWh

Reference product
battery, redox-flow, Vanadium
Geography
GLO
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 6.15375 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.0

electricity supply, high voltage, from vanadium-redox flow battery system

The power capacity for this application is 1MW and the net storage capacity 6 MWh. The net capacity considers the internal inefficiencies of the batteries and the min …

Reference product
electricity, high voltage
Geography
RER
Unit
kilowatt hour
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 0.453134 kg CO2-eq / kilowatt hour
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.0

heat exchanger production, for VRFB system

The heat exchanger used is a plate heat exchanger whose design is based on the heat exchange surface and the needed capacity of 1 MW. Since there is …

Reference product
heat exchanger, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 4.68956 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.0

copper cable production, for VRFB system

FKM gaskets represent the first modeled variant. An important type of FKM is the terpolymer consisting of vinylidene fluoride (VDF), hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE). The respective ecoinvent …

Reference product
copper cable, for VRFB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 8.56517 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.0

polyacrylonitrile-based electrode production, for VRFB system

The subsequent steps for the production of PAN-based carbon felt, oxidation and carbonization are modelled explicitly and therefore examined more closely since there are no suitable reference processes …

Reference product
polyacrylonitrile-based electrode, for VFRB system
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 123.065 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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materials/batteries/flow-batteries v1.0.0

nafion membrane production

The Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) system is divided into two subsystems - a power and an energy sub-system - in accordance with the cell area related to …

Reference product
nafion membrane
Geography
RER
Unit
kilogram
License
CC BY 4.0
Published TRL 8
Climate change 124.331 kg CO2-eq / kilogram
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