September 2022 — QuadriE and the Membrane Materials and Processes group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have started a research collaboration aimed at developing a new generation of aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs).
The collaboration combines QuadriE’s entrepreneurial and engineering expertise in battery systems and membrane applications with TU/e’s leading capabilities in membrane science and electrochemical engineering. Together, the two organisations are developing both a novel tubular reactor cell architecture and an innovative size-exclusion membrane strategy — two technologies that together form the core of QuadriE’s approach to sustainable flow battery storage.
Focus of the Collaboration
The research is conducted within the department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at TU/e, where the team is investigating membrane materials that can selectively allow small charge-carrying ions to pass while blocking the larger organic redox-active molecules — achieving high selectivity without the use of expensive fluorinated materials.
The collaboration is part of the broader NewBat consortium, funded by TKI Urban Energy, which brings together five Dutch partners to develop and validate the technology through bench scale and eventually pilot scale.
“Working with TU/e gives us access to world-class membrane research and a platform to move quickly from concept to validated technology. The combination of academic depth and entrepreneurial focus is exactly what this kind of innovation requires.”
— Lex van Dijk, founder of QuadriE