Vanadium battery energy storage station project

Does VRB energy have a vanadium redox flow battery?

In mid-July, China's National Photovoltaic and Energy Demonstration Experimental Center began testing VRB Energy's vanadium redox flow batteries at its Daqing facility in northeastern China. VRB Energy claims its vanadium redox flow storage systems rely on low-cost ion-exchange membrane and bipole material, and long-life electrolyte formulation.

Does vanadium degrade?

First, vanadium doesn’t degrade. “If you put 100 grams of vanadium into your battery and you come back in 100 years, you should be able to recover 100 grams of that vanadium — as long as the battery doesn’t have some sort of a physical leak,” says Brushett.

How does a vanadium redox-flow battery work?

The positive and negative sides of a vanadium redox-flow battery are separated by a membrane that selectively allows protons to go through. During charging, an applied voltage causes vanadium ions to each lose an electron on the positive side.

Who develops the energy storage battery system?

The battery system is provided by Dalian Rongke Energy Storage Technology Development Co., Ltd., and the project is constructed and operated by Dalian Constant Current Energy Storage Power Station Co., Ltd, the technology used is developed by Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

How can a stationary energy storage system be scaled and managed?

Scaling and managing the energy storage system includes innovations for integrating and managing many stacks in a stationary energy storage system. This also includes innovations to mitigate challenges, such as electrolyte stability in open air, temperature control versus degradation, and high-capacity/cell number stacks.

Can flow batteries be used for large-scale electricity storage?

Associate Professor Fikile Brushett (left) and Kara Rodby PhD ’22 have demonstrated a modeling framework that can help speed the development of flow batteries for large-scale, long-duration electricity storage on the future grid. Brushett photo: Lillie Paquette. Rodby photo: Mira Whiting Photography