An international team has developed an integrated solar flow battery which has been suggested as ideal for off-grid locations. The device, which combines energy conversion and storage in one unit, can be used for lighting and recharging cell phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An international group of scientists claims to have created a high-efficiency, low-cost redox flow battery<\/a> powered by perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells<\/a> which combines storage and power production in one unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The device was developed by researchers from the Wisconsin-Madison<\/a> and Utah State universities in the United States, the universities of New South Wales<\/a> and Sydney<\/a> in Australia, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology<\/a> in Saudi Arabia and the City University<\/a> of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers describe their device as ideal for lighting or recharging mobile phones in off-grid areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n