(Cohort 2025)
High-Energy Redox Flow Batteries for Long-Duration Energy Storage
Energy and Industrial Leadership
Anqi Wang
Xin Shi earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2024, where he focused on designing electrolytes and electrodes for aqueous energy storage devices. His research under the Global Fellowship focuses on developing practical tin-based redox flow batteries (RFBs) by integrating the design and optimization of electrodes, electrolytes, and membranes to advance high-performance RFB technologies that leverage local mineral resources and withstand the Kingdom's extreme climates. By exploring tin-ion chemistries with high energy density, strong thermal stability, and lower cost, his research supports the growing need for long-duration energy storage in large-scale renewable energy systems and contributes to Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and global efforts toward carbon neutrality.