Vanadium energy storage companies

Which energy storage projects are incorporating vanadium flow batteries?

The CEC selected four energy storage projects incorporating vanadium flow batteries (“VFBs”) from North America and UK-based Invinity Energy Systems plc. The four sites are all commercial or industrial facilities that want to self-generate power (like solar) and in some cases have the ability to operate off-grid.

What is vanadium flow?

Vanadium flow is a proven, decades-old storage technology. Invinity changed the game by crafting it into a factory-built product. Our safe, modular VFBs create storage solutions at any scale. C&I customers around the world use Invinity batteries to unlock reliable, low-cost, low-carbon energy for their operations.

What is a vanadium flow battery?

Vanadium flow batteries are a form of heavy-duty, stationary energy storage, used primarily in high-utilisation applications such as being coupled with industrial scale solar generation for distributed, low-carbon energy projects.

How long does a vanadium flow battery last?

In fact, a single VFB will deliver 3.8x the lifetime throughput of a comparably-sized lithium battery. Learn how vanadium flow battery (VFB) systems provide safe, dependable and economic energy storage over 25 years with no degradation.

Where do vanadium batteries come from?

There are large vanadium resources in the U.S. At present, 90% of the supply goes into steel manufacture. So, steel-producing regions like China are currently the largest producers of vanadium. In conclusion, Matt acknowledged that Li-ion batteries have proven that energy storage can be profitable, and VFBs have benefitted from the progress.

Why is vanadium a problem?

However, as the grid becomes increasingly dominated by renewables, more and more flow batteries will be needed to provide long-duration storage. Demand for vanadium will grow, and that will be a problem. “Vanadium is found around the world but in dilute amounts, and extracting it is difficult,” says Rodby.