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MLS&FIRST Lecture Meeting（4th MLS Lecture Meeting）（June 24, 2016）
| When | June 24, 2016, 14:00～15:00 |
| Where | R2-Bldg. Seminar Room #2（1F） |
| Lecturer | Prof. Donald W. Kirk |
| Affiliation | University of Toronto Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry |
| Title | Vanadium Flow battery - a solution to grid energy storage |
| Number of participants | 9 |
Lecture summary
Prof. Kirk shared his experiences of the works on Vanadium Flow Battery. The lecture covered the fundamental mechanisms involved in a flow-type battery and why vanadium is used. In addition, Prof. Kirk also introduced the problems encountered in practical application of the technology. During the Q&A section, a lot of the discussions were made on the practical problems such as the cost in capital cost of a vanadium flow battery plant, and the possible solutions to lower the cost of the vanadium metal.
Contact
Assoc. Prof. Masato Sone（Advanced Materials Research Core）
http://www.ames.pi.titech.ac.jp/
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