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Democratizing flow batteries

We’re building an open-source flow battery platform. Check out our development kit and the first of our larger cell designs that will be part of a real flow battery system.

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Energy Storage

For stationary applications

Open-Source Hardware

CERN Licensed

Sustainable

No problematic minerals

Easy to Source

Prioritizing off-the-shelf parts

Reproducible

Standardized tests and results

Continuous Improvement

Open to contributions from all

Get involved!

Help us build an affordable and sustainable battery that can help the world transition to clean energy.

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Updates on development kit, large-format cell, roadmap

Development kit stable with Zn-I chemistry and certified by OSHWA, presentations and articles on FBRC, large-format cell R&D, all-iron electrolyte exploration

Kirk Pollard Smith, Daniel Fernandez Pinto
Oct 15, 2025

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Progress update on development kit

Moving to improved second version, zinc-iodide preliminary results, future chemistries, large-format cell design…

Kirk Pollard Smith, Daniel Fernandez Pinto
Jan 6, 2025

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Roadmap, FAQ, and a forum!

Check out our development timeline and help start the community discussion

Kirk Pollard Smith, PhD, Daniel Fernandez Pinto, PhD
Sep 24, 2024

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We got funding from NLnet!

Excited to announce our first-ever institutional financial support

Kirk Pollard Smith, PhD, Daniel Fernandez Pinto, PhD
Apr 23, 2024

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Participation in the Flow4U Battery Conference

The first in-person gathering of the FBRC, and a successful workshop!

Kirk Pollard Smith, PhD, Daniel Fernandez Pinto, PhD, Josh Hauser, Prof Sanli Faez, PhD
Apr 20, 2024

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Introducing the Flow Battery Research Collective
Hello, world! We are two scientists passionate about developing affordable, sustainable batteries for clean energy storage. We met online while independently researching…
Kirk Pollard Smith, PhD, Daniel Fernandez Pinto, PhD
Apr 19, 2024
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