January 2026 — The fifth consortium meeting of the NewBat project, held at Eindhoven University of Technology, confirmed that the project is on track with several key milestones achieved.
The NewBat consortium — led by QuadriE and including TU/e, MTSA Technopower, housing corporation ‘thuis and energy cooperative Energie Samen Foodvalley — is developing a cost-effective aqueous organic redox flow battery (AORFB) for stationary energy storage in the built environment. The project is funded by TKI Urban Energy under the Dutch Topsector Energy programme.
Key Results
- Membrane strategy validated — a systematic evaluation of size-exclusion membrane types has identified a proprietary modification approach delivering outstanding selectivity and high current density performance
- Tubular reactor cell concept confirmed at lab scale — the concentric tubular cell architecture has been validated and scale-up to bench scale is underway
- Electrochemical simulation model completed — a full simulation model for the AQDS/ferrocyanide system has been developed to support scale-up design
- Bench scale system design initiated — process design for the full bench scale unit is complete; construction is in progress
Next Steps
The consortium will continue with the construction and testing of the bench scale AORFB system, targeting completion within the project’s final phase running through March 2027. Business case development and dissemination activities are also underway.
QuadriE acts as project coordinator and IP holder within the consortium.