PROJECTS & TESTING

Real work. Real testing. Real deployment.

Explore CHARG’s engineering work, from electrolyte research and integrated battery systems to field validation.

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Deployments

Field trials, installation programmes and collaborative work - with status confirmed before public release.

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DEPLOYED

New Mexico Flow Battery Demonstrations

Flow battery systems en route to customers in New Mexico, USA, with installation and commissioning scheduled for November 2026. The deployments will open up opportunities for larger systems to be deployed in the USA.

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Commercial Research - In Progress

QUT Microgrid Certification

Certification of all products is conducted at the Queensland University of Technology ESRG facilities in Brisbane.

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Field Validation - In Progress

PowerPod Field Validation

A field test site in Brisbane for validation of PowerPods design breakthroughs.

Electrolyte evaluation - in planning
CUSTOMER VALIDATION - IN PLANNING

Electrolyte Evaluation

A US-based electrolyte evaluation program.

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Product Development & Testing

The systems and software CHARG is engineering, integrating and validating.

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Product development

PowerPod - Modular Flow Battery Platform

Containerised flow-battery engineering built around serviceable modules, power electronics, cooling, communications and control. Designed as a foundation for scalable integrated energy-storage solutions.

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Prototype / validation

ReFlex Rugged Microgrid + Milspec System

Development of a modular power system for demanding and remote environments, integrating storage, power conversion and intelligent system control.

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Software development

Ready-to-Run Monitoring & Control

CHARG’s approach to integrated system monitoring, control and operational visibility, designed to work alongside its battery and hybrid power architectures.

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Research & Innovation

Research, testing and new technical approaches that inform future energy-storage solutions.

Flow Battery System - R2R development
ONGOING RESEARCH

R2R 0.5 MW & 4.99 MW Systems

Ongoing development of globally deployable complete battery-inverter SCADA solutions.

Hybrid Battery System
ONGOING RESEARCH

Hybrid VRB/LFP Battery

Testing deployment of hybrid battery options to provide a more reliable and cost-effective solution.

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Laboratory research

Dual-Stack Test Rig

Unique dual-stack design enables detailed evaluation of different vanadium and organic electrolytes.

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Electrolyte research

Full Scale Test Rig

In-house capability to evaluate flow-battery system components, including pumps, stacks and electrolytes.

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Architecture research

Data Centre 800 Vdc Power Architecture

Developing alternatives to conventional AC distribution, including 800Vdc software-defined battery systems.

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Early-stage investigation

Electrochemical Mineral Processing

Exploratory R&D project investigating electrochemical and flow-system technologies for critical mineral processing and recovery in Queensland.