This event took place at CERAWeek 2026.
This talk explored engineering approaches to make membranes for flow batteries both low-cost and high-performance, helping overcome key barriers to large-scale energy storage deployment. This discussion highlighted why membrane design is central to building affordable, reliable systems for storing renewable energy on the grid, and how industry can help scale laboratory membrane innovations.
Panelists:
- Shrayesh Patel, Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering; Director, COBI