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By Sandra Walmsley and Gaynor Adey for The Guardian

10th October 2018
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Southern Company launches new Energy Storage Research Center

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New battery tech revives vanadium interest

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VanadiumCorp Closes $1 million Private Placement

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Ultra Power Systems Pty Ltd. Completes Final Payment to Purchase the Exclusive License for Australia for Vanadiumcorp-Electrochem Processing Technology (“VEPT”)

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VanadiumCorp Arranges $1 Million Private Placement

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UTSA develops systems to construct power islands and live off the grid

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For environment and Nevada economy, Amodei should embrace clean energy, says UNR professor

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ScottishPower’s 50MW battery project approval a ‘significant step’ towards renewables as baseload

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Victoria’s biggest solar farm secures finance, may add huge battery

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VanadiumCorp Applauds Australia’s Chief Scientist Statement about Flow Batteries “Having the Potential to Play a Significant Role in the Energy Storage Market”

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Finkel backs unheralded Aussie battery tech companies to go global

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‘World’s largest’ renewable energy storage project to launch in Utah from MHPS

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Graphite and the renewable revolution

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About Vanadium

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LOI Signed for Acquisition & Secured Offtake for VanadiumCorp’s Iron-T Vanadium-Titanium-Iron Project

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. is pleased to announce that on May 15, 2019, it entered into a letter of intent (the “LOI”) whereby a private Company may earn a 100% interest in the Company’s Iron-T Vanadium-Titanium-Iron Project through a three stage option (“The Option”) with a Private Company.

Storage + Storage Renewable Energy Projects: A Canadian Opportunity?

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Is Vanadium the “Valyrian Steel” of the Energy Transition?

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An Unexpected Current That’s Remaking American Politics

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Top Miner BHP Sees an End to the Era of Coal

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Space the latest frontier for flow batteries

Following announcements from various manufacturers of deployments and partnerships in new territories, the latest wave of flow battery…

BEST Act: Could this be Energy Storage’s SunShot?

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Rep. Tina Smith (D-Minn) introduced energy storage legislation this week that calls for a…

Ultra Power Systems PTY Ltd Executes Second Payment According to the Patent Options Agreement for the VanadiumCorp-Electrochem Processing Technology in Australia

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. and Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. have both received the second scheduled payment from Ultra Power Systems Pty Ltd (“Ultra”) as specified in the Patent Option Agreement (“POA” “Option”) to purchase an exclusive license for the jurisdiction of Australia signed by all parties November 23, 2018.

EES AWARD 2019 winners with path-breaking storage solutions

Efficient storage technology is crucial for equipping our systems for the renewable energy mix of the future. At…

Redflow wins smart grid contract with China’s national energy bureau

Energy storage company Redflow has been contracted to supply a battery solution for a smart grid project sponsored…

Lithium Australia Weighs Options Vanadium Resource

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VanadiumCorp Announces Appointment of Director Marc Kok

We are pleased to welcome Mr. Marc Kok to VanadiumCorp’s Board of Directors.. Marc brings a wealth of experience and established networks in engineering, construction and integration of energy storage and renewable energy sectors. His aligned vision with VanadiumCorp is to combine the best resources, technologies, expertise and end users to establish the complete value chain required to mass commercialize vanadium based energy storage globally.

German storage system proves batteries ‘profitable without subsidy’

Three companies have inaugurated a 22MW battery energy storage system at Cremzow, in the German state of Brandenburg, in…

IEEFA: Solar-plus-storage undermines coal economics by ‘hundreds of millions’ of dollars

Tumbling solar-plus-storage costs could see the hybrid technology become a money saver for US firms grappling with expensive…

How can the battery sector hedge against volatile vanadium prices?

Stationary storage is going to be big business. By 2040, BNEF reckons the global energy storage market will…

Germany’s SCHMID plans Saudi energy storage JV with GW-scale production

May 15 (Renewables Now) - German technology group SCHMID and two Saudi investors plan to form a joint…

Another step forward for a promising new battery to store clean energy

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CellCube and Pangea Energy Have Signed LOI for 50MW/200MWh in Australia

CELLCUBE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS INC. ("CellCube" or the "Company") (CUBE.CN) (CECBF) (Frankfurt: 01X) (WKN A2JMGP) is pleased to announce…

VanadiumCorp-Electrochem Process Technology Development Planned For Australian Joint Venture

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. applauds the Joint Venture Agreement (“JV”) signed with vertically integrated electrochemical processing and energy storage technology company Ultra Power Systems Pty Ltd (“UPS”) and Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX: AVL, “AVL”) to evaluate and develop the Coates Vanadium Project near Perth.

‘Significant acceleration’ in grid-connected storage could see 4.3GW installed worldwide in 2019

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Vanadium: A Key Driver in Energy Storage

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California ISO Adds Vanadium Redox Flow Battery to the Grid

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New York Announces $280 Million Available for Energy Storage Projects

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Energy Storage System Safety: Vanadium Redox Flow v.s Lithium-Ion

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Explosions threatening lithium-ion’s edge in a battery race

Another lithium-ion battery has exploded, this time at an energy-storage complex in the U.S. At least 21 fires…

Products Chemours partners UET to boost flow batteries in marketplace

Chemours Company, an American chemistry firm has teamed up with Washington-headquartered redox flow battery manufacturer UniEnergy Technology (UET) with an eye on…

Solar storage team eye green peaker plants

Canadian company CellCube is teaming up with Hive Energy and Immersa to jointly build and develop grid-scale solar…

Car Fires in China Spur Investigations by Tesla, Its Rival NIO

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Vanadium disulphide stabilised for faster charging batteries

The breakthrough from a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) could improve battery performance for consumer electronics, solar…

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Vanadium redox flow batteries or VRFB are capable of providing free energy to power-deprived communities for more than…

Bright Ideas Will Usher in the Clean Energy Future

As we increase the percentage of electricity generated from renewables, one of the concerns is intermittency and the need…

B.C. introduces law to require cars, trucks sold by 2040 be zero emission

VICTORIA – All light-duty cars and trucks sold in British Columbia would have to be zero-emission by 2040…

‘Leapfrogging’ the grid: Hybrid lithium-flow in action at a remote Thai village microgrid

While energy storage, like the electrification of transport, is often discussed as the ‘Next Big Thing’ for first…

Nano Flowcell Quantino covers 218,000 miles on flow batteries

Last week the company revealed that it has covered 218,000 test miles (350,000 kilometers) in its Quantino 48Volt…

Steel Industry to Adopt the Largest Application of Ferrovanadium

Ferrovanadium is an alloy used as an additive to improve the quality of ferroalloys. It is also used…

Hawaii utilities seek more renewables, storage and now grid services too

For states that are serious about moving to renewable energy, there’s nothing quite like passing a legally binding…

Hawaii utilities seek more renewables, storage and now grid services too

For states that are serious about moving to renewable energy, there’s nothing quite like passing a legally binding…

US energy CEOs see future power system that includes renewables, gas and storage

Las Vegas — The future US power system will likely include a mix a renewable energy, natural gas and…

US energy CEOs see future power system that includes renewables, gas and storage

Las Vegas — The future US power system will likely include a mix a renewable energy, natural gas and…

New AC-DC Mobile Microgrid Holds Promise of More Efficient Power Distribution

A team at the University of Calgary plans to build a mobile microgrid that promises to improve the…

T&D Asset Operators Look to Critical Energy Storage

Upgrading and deferring existing wires and substations may be the most common application of battery storage utilized for…

T&D Asset Operators Look to Critical Energy Storage

Upgrading and deferring existing wires and substations may be the most common application of battery storage utilized for…

A Bus-Sized Robot Will Soon Be Mining the Ocean Floor

Four kilometers below sea level between Mexico and Hawaii sit vast deposits of rare metals central to technologies…

Gate-controlled VO2 phase transition for high-performance smart windows

Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is a promising material for developing energy-saving “smart windows,” owing to its infrared thermochromism induced…

Rock Science: Vanadium and Its Minerals

Of the roughly 155 vanadium-bearing minerals, many of them brightly colored, collectors are probably most familiar with vanadinite,…

‘World first’ grid-scale lithium-vanadium hybrid project will be in the UK

Pivot Power will collaborate with manufacture and system integrator redT on what is claimed to be the world’s…

Supplementary Information: On charge percolation in slurry electrodes used in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

Vanadium Redox Flow Battery The general design of a VRB is illustrated in Figure 1. The cell is…

Florida utility to close natural gas plants, build massive solar-powered battery

On Thursday, Florida Power and Light (FPL) announced that it would retire two natural gas plants and replace those plants…

Harbour Air to switch to battery-powered aircraft

Harbour Air Seaplanes has announced plans to transform into the world’s first all-electric airline. The B.C.-based company announced…

Feature: Power shift

Our energy system is woefully antiquated and based on a preposterously rickety 19th century concept. But a revolution…

Electrochem Starts Commercial Production of Vanadium Battery Electrolyte in Canada

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce that Electrochem has begun commercial production at its facilities in Boucherville (Quebec) Canada of all-vanadium equimolar electrolyte solutions directly from vanadium pentoxide purchased on the market by using an electrochemical process.

Bushveld Minerals to supply Vametco mine with power from vanadium battery mini-grid

Bushveld Energy has just successfully completed a pilot with South African electricity group Eskom for a redox battery…

Vanadium Element Facts

Discovery of Vanadium Dr. Doug Stewart Vanadium was discovered in 1801 by the Spanish scientist Andres Manuel del…

Fully inkjet-printed vanadium dioxide-based radio-frequency switches for flexible reconfigurable components

January 24, 2019, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Inkjet-printed switches make multiple frequency bands easier and cheaper…

Purdue scientists test flow battery for EVs, claim 300-mile range

According to scientists at Purdue University, the best way to charge electric car batteries may be to take…

Vanadium-powered batteries waiting to rescue Eskom

As the government considers the restructuring of Eskom, energy minister Jeff Radebe has acknowledged the importance of including…

Vanadium-powered batteries waiting to rescue Eskom

As the government considers the restructuring of Eskom, energy minister Jeff Radebe has acknowledged the importance of including…

CellCube signs deal for 100-MW energy storage project in US

TORONTO — CellCube Energy Storage Systems Inc. has signed an agreement with a US-based energy asset development company…

Facts About Vanadium

Vanadium is a medium-hard, steel-blue metal. Although a lesser-known metal, it is quite valuable in the manufacturing industry…

CellCube signs deal for 100-MW energy storage project in US

TORONTO — CellCube Energy Storage Systems Inc. has signed an agreement with a US-based energy asset development company…

How three battery types work in grid-scale energy storage systems

Back in 2017, GTM Research published a report on the state of the U.S. energy storage market through…

How three battery types work in grid-scale energy storage systems

Back in 2017, GTM Research published a report on the state of the U.S. energy storage market through…

Dubai’s biggest solar park installs battery storage system

A battery storage facility built at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai marks the first storage…

Repsol joins firms oiling investment in batteries

Spanish oil company Repsol has purchased an undisclosed stake in Valencia-based manufacturer of residential battery systems, Ampere Energy.…

Vanadium dioxide is going to Revolutionize the Electronics for Aerospace and Neuromorphic Computing

By Sibel Nicholson Date: February, 07th 2018 Scientists claim that VO2 can outperform silicon and give rise to a…

Interdisciplinary collaboration yields hardest, thinnest coatings yet discovered

Eventually, your phone charger is going to die. Month after month of getting pushed and pulled into and…

Russian Scientists Develop Unique Material for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors

Materials science specialists from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS), have developed a unique…

CellCube Partnership With Immersa Paves the Way For 80MWH Energy Storage Deployment

TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2019 CellCube Energy Storage Systems INC. ("CellCube" the "Company") (CSE: CUBE) (OTCQB: CECBF) (Frankfurt: 01X) (WKN: A2JMGP) announces Immersa…

NY startup aims to take on Tesla’s Powerwall

Italian entrepreneurs who migrated to Stony Brook University's energy incubator to form an innovative-battery start-up are planning to…

National Entry Phases Filed in South Africa, India and the United States for VanadiumCorp-Electrochem Processing Technology (VEPT)

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. and Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. are pleased to announce the filing of the national entry phases in South Africa, India and the United States of the international patent application.

Why investing in energy storage is business critical

For businesses operating complex supply chains and delivering vital services, maintaining a stable and dependable level of power…

Novel Battery Undergoing Tests at AERTC

STONY BROOK, NY–February 19, 2019 – Stony Brook University energy researchers will be testing a prototype storage battery called…

A New Path to Market for Flow Batteries: Rent an Electrolyte

The newfangled arrangement lowers the upfront price of vanadium flow batteries, potentially making them more competitive with lithium.…

Petro-Canada to build first coast-to-coast network of fast EV chargers

February 13, 2019 CALGARY – Petro-Canada is building a network of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations across the country.…

Chapter 10 – Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRBs) for medium- and large-scale energy storage

Abstract The all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) that was pioneered at the University of New South Wales in…

National Entry Phases Filed In Australia And Canada For Vanadiumcorp-Electrochem Processing Technology (VEPT)

VanadiumCorp and Electrochem are pleased to announce the filing of the national entry phases in Canada and Australia of the international patent application for VEPT.

In the Long Haul, Vanadium Will Prove Durable

A new energy future portends at least two guarantees: that polluting, non-renewable fuels will be phased out, and…

Vanadium’s day

Battery applications and changes in Chinese construction standards are increasing demand for vanadium In the 1960s, Union Carbide…

Confirmation Drill Program to Commence at Lac Dore VTM Project

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce plans to commence a drill program at the Company's 100% owned Lac Dore vanadiferous titanomagnetite (VTM) Project near Chibougamau, Quebec.

VanadiumCorp engages Dr. Luke Longridge and CSA Global

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce it has engaged Dr. Luke Longridge of CSA Global as a technical advisor and Qualified Person to assist with the development of the Company’s mineral assets.

Future Battery Industry Strategy Western Australia

Future Battery Industry Strategy Vision In 2025, Western Australia has a world leading, sustainable, value-adding future battery industry that…

Future Battery Industry Strategy

The State Government's Future Battery Industry Strategy for Western Australia The rapid uptake of electric vehicles and battery-based…

Lessons in Lightweighting: Steel Still Easier on Air?

The following is a response to our recent lightweighting piece from the Steel Market Development Institute. Lightweighting has…

Upgrade to high strength steel and reduce your carbon footprint: SSAB EcoUpgraded

SSAB says it is convinced that good environmental stewardship also drives good business. “We are firmly committed to…

CellCube Announces Strategic Partnership With Immersa in UK

TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CELLCUBE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS INC. ("CellCube" or the "Company") (CSE: CUBE) (OTCQB: CECBF) (Frankfurt 01X,…

Battery boom aids climate change battle

Billions of dollars are being invested worldwide in the developing battery boom, involving research into storage techniques to…

Battery storage is the fastest-growing industry sector on the planet (which could save the planet)

Billions of dollars are being invested worldwide in the developing battery boom, involving research into storage techniques to…

VanadiumCorp Warrant Extensions

VanadiumCorp wishes to announce that it has applied to the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) for acceptance to amend the terms of an aggregate of 13,418,699 common share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) issued pursuant to a non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”) which closed on April 8,2017. These Warrants will be amended by extending the expiry date of the Warrants to April 8, 2020.

VRB Energy Completes Commissioning of Phase 1 of the Hubei Zaoyang 10MW/40MWh Utility-Scale Solar and Storage Integration Demonstration Project

BEIJING and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robert Friedland, Chairman of VRB Energy, and…

100,000 homes in Germany now have battery-storage systems connected to the grid

Germany helped make solar power cheap. As of June this year, it boasts 1 million homes that have installed rooftop…

Shell teams up with developer Anesco on first utility-scale UK battery

UK developer and constructor of clean energy projects Anesco and Shell’s New Energies division are to partner on…

Iowa’s first solar and storage power plant goes live at the Maharishi University of Management

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, Jan. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Maharishi University of Management's new solar power plant, designed and installed by Ideal Energy,…

Developing New Materials for the Fusion Reactor

In the future fusion reactor, plasma is confined by using the magnetic field inside the doughnut-shaped vacuum vessel.…

CellCube Announces Sale of FB Modular to Project in France

CellCube Storage Systems Inc. ("CellCube" or the "Company") (CSE: CUBE) (OTCQB: CECBF) (Frankfurt: 01X) (WKN: A2JMGP) is pleased to…

China Making Big Battery Storage Push In 2019

China is poised to add a significant amount of battery storage to its utility grid next year. And…

RedT Confident Vanadium Prices Will Normalise; German Project Delayed

LONDON (Alliance News) - RedT Energy PLC on Tuesday said it expects the price of vanadium, which is…

The solar plus storage must flow

Ideal Energy has installed a single-axis tracker, 1.1 MW DC solar plant with NexTracker’s largest flow battery project…

Will Vanadium Push Lithium Aside as Better Choice for Increasing Demand of Redox Batteries

Vanadium has been on a run as one of the more valuable metals as evidence of its potency…

Corporate Update

VanadiumCorp and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the following corporate updates: Management’s recommendations approved by shareholders at the AGM / The Company welcomes Mr. Sokhie Puar to the board of VanadiumCorp / Stock Option Update

Vanadium: A Key Driver in Energy Storage

Vanadium is a peculiar metal in that it naturally exists in no less than four different charge states,…

Scarcity of land inspires Dominican Republic’s ‘floating’ gas-plus-battery hybrid platform

A natural gas power plant that floats on water will be built in the Dominican Republic and equipped…

Cheaper, better battery storage will underpin the global modern energy system

For stationary storage, that decisive moment when cost and performance reaches parity with established alternatives is arguably here.…

Australia has a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to become a major battery hub

Booming global demand for lithium-ion batteries gives Australia a “once in a generation” opportunity to become a major…

Ultra Power Systems PTY Ltd. Signs Exclusive Patent Option Agreement to Purchase a License for the VanadiumCorp-Electrochem Processing Technology for Australia

VanadiumCorp and Electrochem have signed a Patent Option Agreement for Ultra to purchase an exclusive license. Ultra plans to utilize the Australian license of "VEPT" to expedite construction of the world’s first dedicated vanadium processing facility.

VanadiumCorp Announces Revocation of Cease Trade Order

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce that the British Columbia Securities Commission, as principal regulator, has revoked a cease trade order previously issued on June 11, 2018 (the “CTO”).

Energy storage market in China to reach $6 billion by 2024

The China Energy Storage Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $700…

Climate change is “most important issue we face”

KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a dramatic appeal to world leaders Monday to take…

In materials hit with light, individual atoms and vibrations take disorderly paths

Hitting a material with laser light sends vibrations rippling through its latticework of atoms, and at the same…

Switching identities: Revolutionary insulator-like material also conducts electricity

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have made a material that can transition from an electricity-transmitting metal to a non-conducting…

Protean Energy begins work on vanadium battery project through South Korean subsidiary

The project will trial Protean’s patented stack technology and is expected to run for 96 months. Protean Energy…

Bushveld Minerals eyes Vanadium Battery market

Surging prices for vanadium, a niche metal used to harden steel, have been a boon for London-listed Bushveld…

Arsenal announces installation of battery storage system at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal Football Club has installed a battery storage system at its London stadium. The club uses clean electricity…

Availability of Suitable Raw Materials Determining the Prospect for Energy Storage Systems Based on Redox Flow Batteries

Introduction: Unlike the fundamental limits of electrochemical power sources, which are based on thermodynamic data and are well…

Vanadium Redox Flow Battery: Sizing of VRB in electrified heavy construction equipment

Abstract [en] In an effort to reduce global emissions by electrifying vehicles and machines with internal combustion engines…

Bibliography on the Geology and Resources of Vanadium to 1968

Introduction: This bibliography, which contains nearly 1,400 bibliographic references, was compiled to aid studies on the geology and…

Sustainability ‘must be embedded in battery design’

A report drawn up by UWE suggests the environmental footprint of the emerging technology must be reduced. Design…

The Rocks at the Top of the World

Vanadium was a rare metal, but for 100 years after its first discovery in 1801 no one cared—until…

WA in box-seat to play pivotal role in energy revolution as Australian Vanadium forges ahead with state’s next vanadium mine

As the clean energy wave crashes across Australia, it is becoming increasingly hard to ignore the emerging revolution…

Vanadium critical for renewable energy storage, hears Technology and Low Emission Minerals Conference

The battery mineral is still largely being used in steel production, but its demand is expected to explode…

Monash Uni charges ahead with Australia’s biggest behind-the-meter battery system

As Victoria heads to an election heavily focused on energy affordability and secturity, the state’s biggest university has…

Vanadium batteries the solution to meet growing energy storage demand

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are a front-runner technology for meeting the growing demand in the energy storage…

Processes, Microstructure and Properties of Vanadium Microalloyed Steels

Abstract: Vanadium as an important alloying element in steels was initially associated with the properties achieved following tempering.…

The Role of Vanadium in Microalloyed Steels

Abstract: The present monograph concerns the role of vanadium as a microalloying element in structural steels. A brief…

Battery Energy Storage Is A $1 Trillion Opportunity As Costs Continue To Crash

Large-scale energy storage used to be part of the future of energy. But it’s here now, and it’s…

Structure-properties Relationship of Ultra-fine Grained V-microalloyed Dual Phase Steels

Abstract: The effect of vanadium microalloying on ultra-high strength dual phase (DP) ferrite-martensite steel microstructure and properties was…

Two CCAs sign up for 128 MW of solar plus storage

A deal with EDF Renewables is one of the largest power contracts ever penned involving community choice aggregators,…

Australia steps up the pace in battery energy storage race

The Northern Territory has installed “one of the largest grid-connected energy storage solutions in Australia”, providing further evidence…

The Hottest Metal in the World Right Now – Vanadium

One of the trendiest metals on the tip of investors’ tongues right now is vanadium. The metal is…

Energy Storage – Now Relevant for Any Vessel Type

A primer on the quickly evolving topic of on board battery technology. Energy storage itself is actually old…

Atomic Path From Insulator to Metal Messier Than Thought

Utrafast view of atomic motions in vanadium dioxide lays groundwork for advances in computer hardware... DURHAM, N.C. --…

Getting Smart about climate change

Last month, details about how the federal and provincial governments will try to meet their obligations under the…

Alliance to drill for vanadium on Nevada project

Alliance Mining Corp. [ALM-TSXV] on Thursday November 1 said recent analysis of the 2006 drill logs from its Tonopah…

VanadiumCorp Receives Technical Report

VanadiumCorp announces that it has obtained a technical report entitled “Geological Report for the Lac Dore Vanadium Deposits, Quebec, Canada” dated October 11, 2018, prepared by B. Terrence Hennessey, P.Geo., of Micon International Ltd.

Industrial pilot for megawatt-scale PV, lithium and flow battery storage completed in Belgium

‘Europe’s largest’ energy storage pilot project at an industrial site, combining 2MWp of rooftop solar with a total…

VRB Energy Commissions 3MW 12MWh Vanadium Redox Battery Energy Storage System (VRB-ESS®)

VRB Energy Commissions 3MW 12MWh Vanadium Redox Battery Energy Storage System (VRB-ESS®) in Phase 1 of the Hubei…

China’s new vanadium-steel rebar standards take effect, what’s next for vanadium market?

China’s November deadline to incorporate more vanadium in its steel rebar takes effect tomorrow, vanadium investors are left…

Even the World’s Biggest Miners Are Switching to Electric Vehicles

BHP Billiton Ltd.’s giant Olympic Dam mine in Australia’s Outback is a labyrinth of 450 kilometers of tunnels and…

Canada gives Goldcorp $5 million to make Borden all-electric

Goldcorp will receive $5 million from the federal government to transform its Borden mine into “the mine of the future,” Minister…

Vanadium: The World’s Critical Element Fueling a Major Trade War

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage The move towards the adoption of electric vehicles (EV's) along with solar and wind power…

Hotter than Hell – Vanadium

Vanadium prices are soaring in China and also in Europe. In the past month alone the Chinese vanadium…

Washington State Moves Forward With 5 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Facility

Washington electricity provider Energy Northwest (EN) has committed to building an energy storage system as part of a combined 5…

United Battery Metals on racing to be the first to vanadium production in NA

Vanadium has multiple uses in today’s modern world from being used in vanadium re-dox flow batteries (VRFB), car…

Here’s what climate change could look like in Canada

This is real on-the-ground stuff that is costing us right now,' says one expert. Climate change is here,…

Vanadium Compounds Market an Insight on the Important Factors and Trends by 2025

This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/24/2018 -- Vanadium is a very…

High Grade Vanadium in Western Australia Drilling

Vanadium is big news in the mining industry these days, specifically with respect to this metal’s important role…

Vanadium — The Metal You Need to Know About

There has been a steep climb in vanadium prices over the last two years. Prices have gone up…

South Africa makes huge distributed energy storage commitment

South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom has unveiled its Distributed Battery Storage Programme at an event this week, committing…

VanadiumCorp Warrant Extensions

The TSX Venture Exchange has consented to the extension in the expiry date of Vanadiumcorp Resource Inc.’s warrants.

Battle of the batteries: how long lithium will last and what will take over

Lithium-ion will be the major battery technology for the next few years. But plenty of challengers are on…

Costa Rican co Enertiva installing 1.1-MW rooftop PV array

Costa Rican alternative energy company Enertiva has broken ground on a 1.1-MW photovoltaic (PV) array that is being installed…

Energy storage in California is about to get much cleaner—Here’s how

California recently joined other leading states, provinces, cities, and corporations around the world by setting an ambitious 100 percent…

Vanadium price leaps to near-record high

While not as exciting as the transformation in the auto market with the shift to electric vehicles, demand…

Let’s start designing the future that gives us a future

The United Nations says we have 12 years to take action against climate change, to avoid global disaster. It's…

Embracing the Next Energy Revolution: Electricity Storage

Hawaii to add more than 1GWh of storage as it heads to 100% renewables The Hawaiian Electric Company…

Is Vanadium the Energy Storage Solution of the Future? — Part 3

Part three of our vanadium series looks at some of the companies using vanadium to build residential, commercial…

Is Vanadium the Energy Storage Solution of the Future? — Part 2

Part two in our vanadium series will examine the potential vanadium has to offer as an energy storage solution…

Golden Share Announces Satisfactory Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Phase Two Trial

Golden Share Resources Corporation [TSXV: GSH] is pleased to announce the satisfactory results of its phase two trial…

Protean Energy secures controlling stake in Korean vanadium-focused subsidiary

The agreement consolidates Protean's position at the forefront of vanadium innovation. Protean Energy Ltd (ASX:POW) has entered into…

Embracing the Next Energy Revolution: Electricity Storage

Energy storage will revolutionize the electricity sector and create new value streams and business models. Even as the…

Public Utility and the Low-Carbon Future

Substantial reductions in global power sector emissions will be needed by midcentury to avoid significant disruption of the…

Electrochem Technologies & Materials Winner of ICIS Innovation Awards 2018 for Best Innovation by a Small Business Enterprise (SME)

The ICIS announced today that the independent judges of the ICIS INNOVATION AWARDS 2018 https://www.icis.com/awards/company-categories/ selected the Canadian…

The development of Vanadium rechargeable batteries

The development of Vanadium rechargeable batteries Introduction 　Yamato Energy Laboratory has studied extensively for the development of vanadium rechargeable…

Canada must cut emissions by half in 12 years to meet stiff new targets: UN

Canada would have to cut its emissions almost in half over the next 12 years to meet the…

New York offers US$40 million to spur C&I and community solar-plus-storage projects

New York plans to incentivise commercial and industrial (C&I) solar-plus-storage projects, kicking off by making $40 million funding…

Move Aside Lithium – Vanadium Is The New Super-Metal

The lithium ride was a great one. Cobalt, too. All they needed was their Elon Musk moment, which…

Vanadium vs lithium: China weighs its energy storage options

There are signs China is leaning toward vanadium for grid-scale energy storage as the world’s most populous nation…

The need to invest in renewables

Feed-in tariff subsidies must not be abandoned, writes Sandra Walmsley, while Gaynor Adey says the UK government should look again at the…

Dutch appeals court upholds landmark climate change ruling

Netherlands ordered to increase emissions cuts in historic ruling that puts ‘all world governments on notice’ A court…

New vanadium solid state energy storage technology breakthrough

New vanadium solid state energy storage technology breakthrough offers over 5.5X energy density compared to lithium batteries with…

South Africa gets Clean Energy Boost with US and UK Funding

South Africa’s clean energy fund, which sits at around $500 million through a partnership between the World Bank,…

Vanadium Microalloying for Ultra-high Strength steel Sheet Treated by Hot-dip Metallising

Abstract: Ultra-high strength steel sheets have been subjected to heat treatments that simulate the thermal cycles in hot-dip…

Long time coming: Part 2

Long time coming: Part 2 In the first part of this article, which featured in last quarter's PV…

Long time coming: Part 1

Long time coming: Part 1 First developed by NASA, flow batteries are a potential answer to storing solar…

National parks bearing brunt of climate change, scientists find

National parks bearing brunt of climate change, scientists find Disappearing glaciers were an early sign of trouble for…

Iowa, already a leader on wind, looks to take the next steps on storage

A $200,000 state grant will finance research into two solar-plus-storage projects aimed at better understanding the state’s energy…

‘100% renewable is 100% doable’ for California, storage industry insider says

‘100% renewable is 100% doable’ for California, storage industry insider says The goal of reaching 100% renewable electricity…

This beast is the world’s first zero-emission, electric forklift

The electric vehicle revolution has gone way beyond just cars and buses — now forklifts are going electric.…

It’s a Lithium-ion World, but Vanadium Batteries Are Catching Up

It’s a Lithium-ion World, but Vanadium Batteries Are Catching Up The discussion around the energy storage space is heating up,…

Vanadium could have its ‘Elon Musk’ moment as it powers 25pc of ‘stationary’ batteries

September 19, 2018 | Reuben Adams Vanadium could have its “Elon Musk moment” as it advances towards powering 25 percent…

Reports: Carbon pricing too low to meet Paris Agreement emissions goals

First Published on Reports: Carbon pricing too low to meet Paris Agreement emissions goals …

ADB finances solar-wind-storage and thermal pump hybrid project in Mongolia

ADB finances solar-wind-storage and thermal pump hybrid project in Mongolia The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a…

As residential energy storage booms, LG enters market with expandable battery

Dive Brief: LG rolled out new battery products at the 2018 Solar Power International Conference this week in…

Lithium leader S Korea funds 4MWh vanadium trial that targets doubled energy density

Lithium leader S Korea funds 4MWh vanadium trial that targets doubled energy density. With a view to creating…

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. Completes Multi-Year Agreement for Supply of Ferrovanadium

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. Completes Multi-Year Agreement for Supply of Ferrovanadium By GlobeNewswire, September 18, 2018, 03:08:00…

Washington Gov. Inslee calls for stronger environmental leadership from state tech industry, as Silicon Valley goes green

SAN FRANCISCO — West Coast tech leaders made the case this week that artificial intelligence, blockchain, machine learning,…

Juwi to develop solar-plus-storage project at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

juwi Renewable Energy and the University of Queensland signed off on an agreement on 30 August 2018 to…

Is Vanadium the Energy Storage Solution of the Future? — Part 1

Is Vanadium the Energy Storage Solution of the Future? — Part 1 Georgia Williams - September 13th, 2018…

VanadiumCorp-Electrochem Processing Technology (“VEPT”) PCT of the International Patent Application “WO 2018/1152628 (A1)” Published by the World Intellectual Property Organization

VanadiumCorp and Electrochem are pleased to announce that The World Intellectual Property Organization has officially published the Patent Cooperation Treaty of the International Patent Application WO 2018/152628 (A1) on August 30th, 2018.

VanadiumCorp applauds the Government of Québec $248 million investment in the BlackRock Metals project and the development of the Grande-Anse Sector

VanadiumCorp applauds the announcement made yesterday in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada outlining investment in the Blackrock Metals project. VanadiumCorp owns 100% of the Lac Dore Vanadium Project adjacent to Blackrock Metals permitted mining project near Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada.

RedT’s vanadium flow energy storage to be deployed on grand scale in Germany

Long duration energy storage will be put to use in Germany’s grid, with RedT, a UK-headquartered maker of…

Protean Energy signs agreement with Korean research body to advance Daejon vanadium project

Perth-based vanadium resource and battery development company Protean Energy (ASX: POW), through its 50%-owned subsidiary Stonehenge Korea, has reached…

The Storage Power & Applications of Vanadium Flow Batteries: StorEn Technologies Webinar Recap

Recently, we hosted a webinar with StorEn Technologies about the energy shift of the future, and how vanadium flow batteries are a…

UofC advances large-scale energy storage tech with CellCube vanadium redox flow battery delivery

CellCube Energy Storage Systems Inc. has delivered a vanadium redox flow battery (VFB) to the University of Calgary…

redT signs exclusive deal for 700MWh of German grid projects

redT signs exclusive deal to deliver more than 700MWh of projects supporting German grid, with 80MWh as first…

redT Signs €50m Project Agreement

redT energy (LON:RED), a developer of vanadium redox flow machines for large-scale energy storage infrastructure applications, has announced…

Vanadium is the latest beneficiary of the battery craze

A metal used to harden steel could also help prevent global warming July 21st 2018, Going with the flow, Beauty…

Bushveld says can deliver battery energy to Eskom “in months”

By Charlotte Mathews - July 18, 2018BUSHVELD Energy’s progress in getting its vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) up…

Leclanché, Ice Energy and VRB Energy in fresh partnerships and funding deals

Leclanché and VRB Energy, two providers in very different areas of energy storage, have struck up joint ventures…

Newly Authored Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report on Lac Dore Vanadium Project With New Production Model Pending Public Filing

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – June 12, 2018, VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. (TSX “VRB”) (the "Company") announces material news and public…

VRB Energy signs Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement

VRB Energy signs Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with Pangang Group Vanadium and Titanium Resources, the world’s largest vanadium…

Behaviour and fate of vanadium during the aerobic neutralisation of hyperalkaline slag leachate

Abstract Vanadium is a toxic metal present in alkaline leachates produced during the weathering of steel slags. Slag…

Newly Authored Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report on Lac Dore Vanadium Project With New Production Model Pending Public Filing

VanadiumCorp announces material news and public filing is pending regarding a newly authored Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report on the Company’s 100% owned Lac Dore Vanadium Project that will now include the economics of conventional primary processing methods.

Argus Global Metals Services Complimentary news compendium: Featured ferrous headlines

7 November - US ferrous scrap prices traded anywhere between sideways to drops of as much as $20…

VanadiumCorp Applauds California, USA for New Solar Requirement

VanadiumCorp applauds California’s new solar requirement as it will foster increased demand for vanadium-based energy storage.

VanadiumCorp-Electrochem Canadian Institute of Mining Conference & Community Meetings

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce that Francois Cardarelli, President of Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. will be presenting at the Canadian Institute of Mining conference held in Chibougamau on May 2, 2018.

VanadiumCorp Joins The Tormont50 Pre-ETF

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. has joined the Tormont50 upon invitation by the Tormont Group.

VanadiumCorp – Funding Update – Warrant Exercise

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. is pleased to report that it has received $337,018 CDN from the exercise of 5,524,545 share purchase warrants with exercise prices ranging between 0.06 and 0.10 cents.

Richmond Vanadium Project a ‘globally significant’ find

ASX-listed Intermin Resources Limited’s shares soared by a quarter after revealing an updated JORC resource for the Richmond Vanadium…

New Vanadium Innovation For Energy Saving “Smart Glass” That Defies Conventional Science

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. is pleased to announce the new innovation of energy saving “smart glass” made possible with vanadium.

VanadiumCorp signs Letter of Intent with Ultra Power Systems Ltd.

VanadiumCorp has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Ultra Power Systems Limited (“Ultra”) of the United Kingdom to pursue the joint interest of commercializing and deploying Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB) for microgrid applications.

VanadiumCorp and Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. Filed International PCT Patent Application

VanadiumCorp and Electrochem are pleased to announce that they have jointly filed for an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on February 21st, 2018 in order to secure IP rights for the new VanadiumCorp-Electrochem technology worldwide

VanadiumCorp Applauds China’s New Rebar Standard and Increasing Demand for New Applications

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce its support for the new rebar standard announced February 9, 2018, by the Standardization Administration for the People's Republic of China.

PEA Technical Report Review

VanadiumCorp announces the Lac Dore PEA filed on SEDAR dated December 28th, 2017 is currently under review by the BCSC to clarify disclosure pertaining to qualified persons and market data.

The five renewable energy predictions for 2018

Solar power, batteries and electric vehicles will be the big stories of 2018, as clean energy technology continues to grow rapidly.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysts have outlined the ten factors that will be leading the sustainable energy transition.

The five renewable energy predictions for 2018

Solar power, batteries and electric vehicles will be the big stories of 2018, as clean energy technology continues…

Renewable energy will be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020, according to a new report

A new report predicts the cost of renewable energy will drop significantly by 2020, making it less expensive…

Renewable energy will be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020, according to a new report

A new report predicts the cost of renewable energy will drop significantly by 2020, making it less expensive than fossil fuels.
Last year, solar and wind power accounted for nearly 95% of new energy in the US.
Using renewable energy, instead of fossil fuels, is not only an environmentally conscious decision, but also an economical one.

High-Performance Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries with Graphite Felt Electrodes

Abstract: A key objective in the development of vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) is the improvement of cell…

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Last week, some rare positive environmental news reached the public eye: Nearly half of all the new, large-scale…

Demand for large-scale electricity storage a catalyst for vanadium market interest

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. (TSXV: VRB) (“VanadiumCorp”) has finally signed the partnership agreement with Electrochem Technologies and Materials Inc. The deal was…

BlackRock aurait trouvé son financement

À l’image de la mine de diamants Renard de Stornoway, la firme d’investissement Orion ainsi que le gouvernement…

VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. and Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. Sign Partnership Agreement

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce it has signed a partnership agreement further to the memorandum of understanding with Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. ("Electrochem") signed and announced February 9th, 2017.

Vanadium ‘metal to watch’ in 2018

Largo packs the vanadium flakes in drums and bags. Photo by Salma Tarikh. Vanadium ‘metal to watch’ in…

VanadiumCorp Comments on New US Geological Survey

VanadiumCorp has commented on the release of the U.S. Geological Survey’s report on the critical mineral resources of the United States and President Donald Trump’s order to develop a federal critical mineral strategy.

Phase II Production Trials Completed

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce the completion of Phase II production trials at Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc.

How Alberta’s Clean Energy Transition May Actually Benefit Big Coal and Oil Players Over Small Renewables

Gillian Steward Alberta’s plan for the replacement of coal energy with natural gas and renewables was announced in…

PG&E expands deal for energy storage

By Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International Pacific Gas and Electric Co. invested more in energy storage with six…

Australian climate action leaders working to accelerate EV uptake

Climate action leaders from around Australia are working to accelerate states and territories’ transition to electric vehicles after…

Pu Neng appoints technology and management consulting veteran John Wang as Chief Executive Officer

BEIJING and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pu Neng is pleased to announce that the…

What is a flow battery?

By Kathie Zipp | December 4, 2017 While solid-state batteries such as lithium ion store energy in solid electrode material like…

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES and CMI Energy become partners for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Storage

Sumitomo supplies 500kW/1.75kWh Vanadium Redox battery for integration with CMI’s HQ’s 2 MWp DECEMBER 1, 2017 CMI ENERGY Sumitomo…

Affordable housing providers build Canada’s greenest apartments

Government climate-change goals encourage energy efficiency for social housing By Emily Chung, CBC News Posted: Dec 05, 2017 5:00 AM ET…

PG&E expands deal for energy storage

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. invested more in energy storage with six contracts totaling 165 MW to the California Public…

Three Reasons Why Renewable Energy Leaders Are Optimistic

Deep in the heart of Austin, Texas, at the Green Tech Media’s U.S. Power and Renewables Summit, the room…

South Australia’s AU$150m Renewable Technology Fund supports energy storage projects

The government of the state of South Australia has named four utility-scale energy storage projects which it will…

VanadiumCorp joins the Vanitec Energy Storage Committee (ESC)

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce that it has joined the Energy Storage Committee (ESC) of Vanitec Limited (“Vanitec”).

Innovus Variable Speed Generators Prove Key to Addressing Northern Climate Change and Energy Crisis

NEWS PROVIDED BY Innovus Power PETERBOROUGH, ON, Nov. 21 2017 /CNW/ - Technology developed by Innovus Power can slash greenhouse-gas emissions…

Bushveld Energy, IDC, Eskom to test first vanadium redox flow battery

BY: NATASHA ODENDAAL CREAMER MEDIA DEPUTY EDITOR ONLINE JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals’ 84%-owned energy subsidiary Bushveld Energy has deployed its first utility-scale vanadium…

National Grid and PNNL explore a modern, battery-enhanced grid

by Scott Sowers National Grid, a transmission company that services New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, has inked an…

Environmental and Energy Consumption Footprint of Vanadiumcorp-Electrochem Process Technology

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce that it is publishing the results of Environmental Footprint and Energy Consumption Analysis and Comparison of The Vanadiumcorp-Electrochem jointly owned patent pending technology in addressing the recovery of vanadium from vanadiferous feedstocks.

The Vanadium Redox Flow battery and South Africa’s export opportunity

Objectives of presentation • Overview the VRFB technology, including deployment, design, benefits and downsides in battery performance, safety…

Flood of announcements from flow battery makers

Published: 22 Nov 2017, 15:40 By: Andy Colthorpe Redox flow batteries at a field installation. Image: Redflow.Over the past…

Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis – Version 3.0

What Is Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis (LCOS)? It clearly defines a set of use cases in…

China Recycling Energy Announces its Intention of Strategic Transformation into Energy Storage AreasEnergy Storage Technology: A Feasible Alternative to “Wind Power and Solar Energy” in China

XIAN, China, Nov. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Recycling Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:CREG) ("CREG" or "the Company"), a…

Why Closed Mines are Good Sites for Renewables, Storage and Microgrids

Closed mines may not immediately come to mind as good sites for renewables, storage and microgrids. However, through its…

Stina Enters Vanadium Battery Collaboration with PNNL and University of Calgary

By: financialbuzz Stina Resources Ltd. (OTCQB: STNUF) (CSE: SQA) (FSE: 01X) (the "Company" or "Stina") is pleased to announce that it in…

City needs renewable energy strategy

Melissa Villeneuve Lethbridge Herald An environmental group is calling on the City of Lethbridge to run on 100…

Younicos upgrades 3-MW battery-based storage & renewables system on Kodiak Island

Younicos has completed the installation and commissioning of an upgraded 3-MW battery-based energy storage system on Kodiak Island, Alaska.…

Greenhouse gases must be scrubbed from the air

Cutting emissions will not be enough to keep global warming in check SWEDEN’S parliament passed a law in…

Army Reserve Honored with Federal Energy Management Program Awards

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES 11.16.2017 Story by Jonelle Kimbrough Office of the Chief, Army Reserve The United States Department…

China making good use of science and technology to tackle climate change

BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- China has launched a new meteorological satellite to monitor carbon emissions, one of…

A Flexible Generation and Energy Storage Solution

The expected outcome of utility integrated resource planning (IRP) is the optimum combination of power generation resources that…

Masterclass on Developing Advanced Energy Storage Manufacturing in India

The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) in association with India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) is conducting a two-day masterclass on…

Partnership aims to advance renewable energy via storage and microgrid training

Penn State at The Navy Yard partners with industry members to advance solar and wind energy UNIVERSITY…

Expert guide: Why vanadium may be the next lithium or cobalt

November 14, 2017 | Melissa Yeo When it comes to batteries, all eyes are on lithium and cobalt stocks —…

Jacobi Medical Center holds one-year demonstration of shipping container sized battery

A local hospital is working with renewable energy. The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, along with hospital…

MIT Report Nov 15 2015 – Global Developments of Solar & Wind energy

Doubts Grow Over Giant Battery Plan to Cut Blackout Risk

It was a key selling point of the Andrews government's plan to head off the risk of blackouts and…

Solar and wind are now the cheapest energy around—unless you need to store it

Solar and wind are becoming victims of their own success. With power from utilities’ photovoltaic panels and wind…

UK’s largest flow battery system connected to grid

The UK's largest flow battery system has been connected up to the power grid. The vanadium redox flow…

Spotlight: World climate players hail China’s climate actions

by Tian Ying, Zhang Yirong BONN, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Environmental officials, leaders of various environmental organizations worldwide…

National Grid, PNNL to collaborate on transmission, energy storage

By Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International National Grid, a US transmission company, and the Department of…

Puget Sound Energy Adopts Primus Power Battery Storage System

BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Primus Power (“Primus”), a leader in stationary energy storage systems, and Puget…

GLOBAL VANADIUM WRAP: FeV, V2O5 prices recover with demand; upstream tightens

Vanadium prices continued to rally last week in China, Europe and the US, recovering some of their…

Energy Watch Group: 100% renewable electricity is both feasible and cost effective

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 MARK HUTCHINS A joint study by Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology and Energy Watch Group presented…

Wind and Solar Power Advance, but Carbon Refuses to Retreat

By EDUARDO PORTER NOV. 7, 2017 Two decades have passed since diplomats from around the world emerged from a…

The climate has changed before. But this is different – look at the archeological record

Peter B Campbell Thursday 9 November 2017 The United States government recently published the Climate Science Special Report authored by…

Can Puerto Rico Be The Model For A Renewables-Powered Energy System?

As the island rebuilds from Hurricane Maria, renewable energy storage companies like Sonnen and Tesla are constructing microgrids…

Battery storage: Where’s the smart money?

Investors want to support battery storage, but there are significant challenges to negotiate. Brendan Coyne reports As an…

Getting The U.S. To 35 GW Of Energy Storage By 2025

This morning, the Energy Storage Association released its whitepaper “35 X 25: A Vision For Energy Storage,” which…

Lazard: Wind & Solar Power Costs Continue To Fall, Putting Coal & Nuclear At A Disadvantage

Lazard is a global asset management company that tracks the cost of producing electricity, among other things. It…

Vanadium – Help Yourself

A spin-off from the surge in green energy solutions in recent years (particularly wind and solar) is that…

When Race-Car Drivers and Analysts Mingle

Emerging technologies from industries spanning the electronics spectrum, especially innovations in the electric-vehicle and energy-storage markets, will hold…

Australia’s Redflow targets 30MWh annual flow battery production at new Thai factory

Moulding presses for Redflow storage units are being installed. Redflow says the production line has obtained requisite regulatory…

The Inconvenient Truth About Renewables and Storage Lurking in Lazard’s Latest Cost Analysis

Financial advisory firm Lazard is out with its eleventh annual levelized cost of energy analysis. It shows renewable energy…

Energy storage could hit 35 GW by 2025, new white paper says

Dive Brief: The Energy Storage Association on Monday released a paper that charts a path toward reaching 35 GW of…

EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE THROUGH CLEAN ENERGY LAG IN EMERGING MARKETS

06 November 2017 Two years since the signing of the Paris climate agreement and eight years after Copenhagen,…

HSBC Commits $100 Billion to Combat Climate Change

BY KAREN GRAHAM London - London-based HSBC, which claims its home markets as Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, announced…

How India’s battle with climate change could determine all of our fates

Damian Carrington and Michael Safi in Rajghat Monday 6 November 2017 “It’s a lucky charm,” says Rajesh, pointing to the solar-powered…

Energy-intensive Industries Emerge as Drivers of Renewable Energy Expansion

31 October 2017: The private sector is becoming an increasingly important actor for renewable energy expansion, not only…

Solving The Northwest’s Energy Storage Puzzle

As the Northwest produces more renewable energy like wind and solar, one big issue keeps popping up. What…

Future-driven show heads to clean-energy hub Adelaide

The Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (AES 2018) is heading to the nation’s clean-energy leader, Adelaide, in 2018. Registrations…

Chinese government’s strategic push for energy storage to yield large flow battery projects

Pu Neng flow batteries. The company, formerly known as Prudent Energy, received investment from Canadian company High…

China sets tone for future vanadium-flow battery development

VANCOUVER (miningweekly.com) – The Chinese government has awarded a major contract to privately held clean technology innovator Pu Neng Energy for the construction of…

Policies for energy storage continue to move forward during Q3

While the overall volume of energy storage deployments in the United States remains relatively modest, the technology is gaining…

Huge private sector investment puts Paris climate target in reach, says report

Fiona Harvey Thursday 2 November 2017 05.30 GMT Global investment could hold the key to fighting climate change, with one…

BIG-C hears about proposed regional climate consortium

Nov 2, 2017 By BOB McCLURE, Tampa Bay Newspapers BELLEAIR BEACH – Longtime Tallahassee lobbyist and clean energy…

Ultra-high-voltage

BY WEI PENG POSTED NOVEMBER 2, 2017 Can the transmission grid solve China’s clean electricity problems? With air pollution…

Australian steelworks aims to unite renewable energy with heavy industry

31 October 2017 Whyalla Steelworks, a major steel and rail manufacturer based in South Australia, has announced the…

EARTH FIRST: Pumping up a promising energy source

NOVEMBER 2 2017 - 5:09PM Nick King There has been a rapid rise in the uptake of renewable…

PGE plans USD-100m energy storage program

November 2 (Renewables Now) - US utility Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR), or PGE, intends to spend…

Pu Neng Wins Contract for the Largest Vanadium Flow Battery in China as the China National Development and Reform Commission Initiates a Major Push for Energy Storage in Support of Renewable Energy

Vanadium redox (flow) battery (VRB®) systems are poised to transform the largest utility grid in the world…

As It Looks to Go Green, China Keeps a Tight Lid on Dissent

BY MICHAEL STANDAERT • NOVEMBER 2, 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to clean up the nation’s air and water and create an…

Power and politics in Mullumbimby

POWER and politics have always proved a volatile mix. Never more so than when the power in…

Will Molten Salt Outdo Batteries for Grid-Tied Storage?

Thermal storage hasn't garnered the level of industry attention lately as battery storage, which is experiencing quickly falling…

Wärtsilä to Build Energy Storage System in Singapore

Singapore-based CW Group has awarded Wärtsilä the contract to implement a 2.4 MW/2.4MWh energy storage system (ESS) test bed for Singapore's…

Solar and energy storage in New England: It’s complicated

CHRISTIAN ROSELUND Greentech Media’s Solar and Storage Symposium looked at the big picture in terms of policies and…

Waste from paper industry supplies raw material for development of redox flow batteries

With the increasing use of renewable energies, stabilizing electricity networks is becoming an ever greater challenge. Redox flow…

Singapore to trial grid-scale battery energy storage

In a move aimed at helping to integrate renewable energy sources onto its grid, Singapore is to trial two types of utility-scale…

ACT eyes electric vehicle target, after ‘nation-leading’ renewables success

Australia’s Capital Territory should introduce electric vehicle adoption targets and policy incentives, to help fast-track the transition to…

Google’s New Office Will Be Heated And Cooled By The Ground Underneath

BY ADELE PETERS At a construction site on Google’s new Bay View campus–a few miles from its headquarters in…

Battery innovations could spread renewable energy

Darrin S. Joy In Edmond Hamilton's 1940 novella Revolt On The Tenth World, the science fiction author describes…

Cars Are The Future Of Energy Storage

A number of years ago, one of the smartest entrepreneurs in the electric industry (as evidenced by the…

Puerto Rico’s Solar Future Takes Shape at Children’s Hospital, with Tesla Batteries

Tesla announces 'first of many' solar-plus-storage projects in Puerto Rico. It's one of several efforts to repower the…

Hawaiian Electric Preps Renewable Energy Solicitation

To continue progress toward achieving Hawaii’s clean energy goals, utility company Hawaiian Electric, who subsidiaries include Maui Electric…

Vanadium emerges from the shadows

Is vanadium set to be the next star of the booming global battery market? The metal, traditionally…

It’s Big and Long-Lived, and It Won’t Catch Fire: The Vanadium Redox-⁠Flow Battery

Move over, lithium ion: Vanadium flow batteries finally become competitive for grid-scale energy storage The factory sprawls over an…

Scots see promising future for offshore wind industry

After earlier disappointments when offshore windfarms in the country failed to secure contracts from government auctions, Scotland’s offshore…

Why Turnbull’s plan could be disaster for renewables, climate, prices

On the face of it a twin-pronged system focusing on reliability and environmental outcomes could have appeal.…

Microsoft and GE’s Wind Farm in Ireland is a Sprawling Testbed for Fully Renewable Cloud

The 37 megawatts Microsoft will be getting from GE's new Tullahennal wind farm in County Kerry, Ireland, will bring the…

VDE Renewables, Fraunhofer ISE, ERI@N launch global initiative for energy storage

The VDE Global Energy Storage Competence Cluster will serve the international cleantech sector along the entire value chain…

Experts: Batteries Will Meet Increasing Energy Storage Needs In 5 Years

Renewable energy is, undeniably, on the rise: solar and wind farms are popping up in the U.S., Europe,…

Younicos Brings Redox-Flow Battery To Singapore

Battery storage pioneer Younicos is helping the city of Singapore to take the next step in integrating clean…

China Central Government Energy Storage Policy Encourages Use of Large Vanadium Flow Batteries

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 25, 2017) - Sparton Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SRI) ("Sparton" or the "Company") is pleased to…

SA weighs market opportunities as utility-scale battery storage prospects improve

Following the release of an energy storagetechnoeconomic study, ‘The South AfricaEnergy Storage Technology and Market Assessment’, advocating that South Africa requires market preparation to take advantage…

Vionx, National Grid, and US Department of Energy Complete Installation of one of the World’s Most Advanced Flow Batteries at Holy Name High School, Worcester, MA

WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Executives with Vionx Energy and National Grid celebrated the completion and commissioning of Vionx’s 3 MWh…

What is the future of Puerto Rico’s energy grid?

Delivering power to the inhabitants of a small island is a very different challenge to the sort found…

Hurricane relief: Call for solar and energy storage donations

US trade association groups, the Energy Storage Association and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), have called on their…

The importance of grid resilience during severe storm conditions

OCTOBER 23, 2017 PV MAGAZINEIn this op-ed, AES Energy Storage underscores the role that battery storage can play in…

Renewables May Become the Netflix of the Energy Sector

Six key markers of market disruption hint that the energy sector might be the next industry in line…

Nissan Vehicle-to-Grid Program Spreading in Europe

Paul Myles Oct 20, 2017 The scheme, announced at the Nissan Futures event in Norway, has been tested…

Wärtsilä believes energy storage is ‘only answer’ to India’s grid problems

Published: 11 Oct 2017, 12:16 By: Tom Kenning Finland-based power firm Wärtsilä, which is active in the renewable energy and…

AES deploys 20 MW of storage in the Dominican Republic

OCTOBER 19, 2017 PILAR SÁNCHEZ MOLINA AES Dominicana’s 20 MW storage system helped maintain the power grid operational…

SOUTH AUSTRALIA GOES ALL OUT ON RENEWABLES DESPITE FEDERAL FOCUS ON COAL

October 13, 2017 WRITER Bianca Nogrady The Australian federal government’s love affair with coal has reached new levels in recent years,…

Energy Storage System from Alfen Can Heal Power Grids

Published on 19 October 2017The rapid increase of intermittent renewable energy is putting an increasing pressure on global electricity…

Greensmith and AEP Launch Hybrid Energy Storage Project

Friday, 20 October 2017 Dan McCue Virginia-based Greensmith Energy, acquired by Wärtsilä Company in July, 2017, and American Electric Power will…

Battery storage proponents despondent about future under National Energy Guarantee

Some in the fledgling tech-metals mining and processing industry are dismayed that the Federal Government's new energy policy does…

Oyler: Flannery brothers made impact on Chartiers Valley region

The Jefferson College Historical Society recently invited me to speak at their fall meeting. I decided to discuss…

Dominican Republic energy storage arrays help island’s grid to prevent blackouts

10/17/2017By Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International AES Dominicana announced that it brought online 20 MW of…

A Hybrid Approach to Energy Storage

Maria Guerra 1 | Oct 16, 2017 Although it is common to find supercapacitors in many power-electronics devices, hybrid energy…

Giant energy storage battery installed at Sheffield biomass plant

9th October 2017 3:23 pm In a claimed UK first, energy supplier E.ON has completed the installation of a…

Johnson Matthey will invest £200 million in battery storage technology in 2018

27 September 2017 The British multinational giant Johnson Matthey announced that it will make an initial investment of…

Proposed New Mexico science standards omit global warming

By MORGAN LEE, ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. — Oct 16, 2017, 7:28 PM ET A proposed overhaul of…

Origin continues renewables build up despite new energy policy coal focus

By Cole Latimer 18 October 2017 - 02:35pm Origin will forge ahead with its renewable energy plans, despite new…

Energy storage enables low-carbon power

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 By Barbara Carss Energy storage is tagged as the key enabler for any comprehensive…

Morocco’s ‘largest rooftop solar plant’ nears completion with cold storage

Published: 13 Oct 2017, 09:40By: Tom KenningCasablanca-based confectionery and chewing gum producer Maghreb Industries is close to fully implementing a…

Elon Musk Is Only Somewhat Right That Tesla’s Solar & Storage Can Scale To Rebuild Puerto Rico’s Grid

October 14th, 2017 by Michael Barnard Puerto Rico suffered devastating losses due to Hurricane Maria. Along with a long list of…

Energy storage, management algorithms at heart of Alfen’s ‘self-healing’ grid solution

Published: 16 Oct 2017, 16:56By: Andy ColthorpeA distributed smart grid that can “heal” itself in the event of system components…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at Holy Name, marks unveiling of new battery system

In 2004, four WPI students responded to a flyer calling them to a science project at Holy…

Vanadium redox flow batteries: A technology review

SUMMARY Flow batteries have unique characteristics which make them especially attractive when compared with conventional batteries, such as…

Berkwood Resources buys Roscoe vanadium property in Quebec

Berkwood Resources Ltd (CVE:BKR) told investors it had acquired the Roscoe vanadium property in Quebec. The property consists of…

Monash Uni begins solar + battery storage microgrid, on road to 100% renewables

Victoria’s Monash University has begun work on an innovative solar and battery storage-based renewable energy microgrid – a…

The World’s First Negative Emissions Power Plant is a Reality Thanks to Geoengineering

NEGATIVE EMISSIONS As climate change marches on, world leaders and scientists alike have considered the potential of geoengineering…

Installed Energy Storage For Microgrids Through 2026 Worth Over $22 Billion

October 16th, 2017 by Joshua S Hill The installed capacity of energy storage for microgrids is expected to increase dramatically…

Navigant on energy storage as ‘non-wires’ alternative for utilities and grid operators

Published: 16 Oct 2017, 15:30By: Andy Colthorpe One of the ‘value of energy storage’ questions that was being asked a…

Cannabis Farms’ Carbon Emissions: Scientists Studying How to Reduce Them

When thinking about protecting the environment and stopping carbon emissions, most people do not think about how cannabis…

Climate demands we transition away from fossil fuels

Norman A. Bishop Climate change is exacerbating extreme weather events across the world, causing thousands of deaths and…

Who Owns the Future of California’s Energy? Its Residents

Peter Kalmus Posted Sep 28, 2017 For many homeowners, rooftop solar is a smart move. But what if…

Irish redox flow energy storage demonstrator project underway

A new redox flow battery demonstration project was launched in Belfast this week. The joint UK-Ireland research programme…

Holy Name unveils storage system to complement wind turbine in Worcester

By Cyrus Moulton WORCESTER - Solar and wind work great as renewable energy sources - when the sun shines…

Russia To Become A Leader In Energy Storage

October 06, 2017, 07:42:56 AM Here’s a fun fact about Russia: it gets a fifth of its energy from hydropower.…

Significant titanium and vanadium values add market intrigue

LARA SMITH | OCTOBER 06, 2017 Since bringing the Mt Marion lithium pegmatite project online in February, Neometals Ltd.(ASX: NMT) (“Neometals”)…

Renewable energy, while urgent, necessitates skepticism

By STEVEN PARK Posted on October 4, 2017 in Opinions During these troubling times of environmental turmoil, in which dangerous levels…

Climate justice activists protest planned financing of new coal-powered plant

INQUIRER.net / 02:44 PM October 05, 2017 Climate justice activists, composed of civil society groups and people’s organizations, held…

G.M. and Ford Lay Out Plans to Expand Electric Models

By BILL VLASIC and NEAL E. BOUDETTE OCT. 2, 2017 DETROIT — China has said it will eventually ban gasoline-powered cars.…

Greens propose new energy storage target to drive switch to renewables

Tuesday 3 October 2017 18.00 BST Katharine Murphy Policy includes target of 20 gigawatts by 2030, is modelled on the…

S&SL: Energy storage the ‘great hope’ for the clean energy sector

By Andy Colthorpe 4 Oct 2017, 14:02Energy storage could be considered the “great hope” for the renewable energy industry in…

Anthony Milewski: Nickel Demand to Greatly Increase as Battery Technology Advances

Collin Kettell October 5, 2017 Anthony discusses how the electric vehicle market is growing. China and India are…

Blue Sky Expands Mineralized Zone at Amarillo Grande Project, Argentina

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 5, 2017) - Blue Sky Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BSK)(FRANKFURT:MAL2)(OTCQB:BKUCF) ("Blue Sky" or the "Company") is pleased to…

China Sends One of the West’s Most Critical Materials Soaring

By Thomas Biesheuvel September 10, 2017 The price of one of the most critical materials for the Western world’s…

Bushveld Energy, IDC studies indicate favourable vanadium battery, electrolyte demand

16TH AUGUST 2017 BY: MIA BREYTENBACH JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – There is favourable demand for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs), particularly in the…

Discover the United States’ and regional vanadium redox battery (VRB) market that will grow at a CAGR of xx.x% by 2022

Published: 13 September 2017 Market Survey Report Examines The United States And Regional Vanadium Redox Battery (VRB) Market…

Mapochs mine to go under hammer for sale to highest bidder

4TH SEPTEMBER 2017 BY: MARTIN CREAMER JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Mapochs mine, which is in provisional liquidation with its mining right intact, is…

Sequoia Energy uses Vaisala’s Triton to cut wind measurement costs in Canada

Wednesday, 04 October 2017 Robin Whitlock Sequoia Energy Inc. has adopted Vaisala’s Triton Wind Profiler remote sensing device to speed up…

Canada well-positioned to decarbonize, says wind association president

BY ROSS MAROWITS, THE CANADIAN PRESS ON OCTOBER 3, 2017. MONTREAL – Canada is well-positioned to transition to…

Making Energy-Efficient ICs Energy Efficiently

Keenan Evans 10/3/2017 00:01 AM EDT Semiconductor manufacturers are able to make an increasingly important contribution to ensuring…

All-Ireland project to stress-test renewable energy storage for smart grids

by Colm Gorey An all-Ireland research project aims to see if Ireland can match its investment in renewable…

redT to Supply Hybrid Energy Storage Solution to Australia

Wednesday, 04 October 2017 Dan McCue UK-headquartered redT, an energy storage technology company, has sold a 300kW 1MWh hybrid…

Greens push 20GW energy storage target to shift debate from baseload

By Giles Parkinson on 4 October 2017 The Australian Greens have unveiled a new policy that aims for 20GW of…

Australian Vanadium moves into detailed metallurgical testing at Gabanintha

11:25 04 Oct 2017 The program aims to determine the nature of the mineralised domains. Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX:AVL)…

‘Flow machine’ maker redT supplies vanadium-lithium hybrid energy storage system in Australia

Published: 4 Oct 2017, 11:27 By: Andy Colthorpe Four months after its CEO declared to Energy-Storage.News that hybrid vanadium redox…

Serendipity smiles on Largo’s Maracás Menchen record output as vanadium price rockets 249% y/y

Pure-play vanadium producer Largo Resources has recorded record output of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) produced at its flagship Maracás Menchen mine,…

General Motors Commits to an ‘All-Electric Future’ With Sights Set on China

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VTM Concentrate Sample Production Commences

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All Dutch Trains Now Run On 100% Wind Power

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Scientists Make Vanadium Into a Useful Catalyst for Hydrogenation

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SunPower To Provide 194 Megawatts Of Solar Panels To Projects In France

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New Indian Solar Power Projects Are Cheaper Than 92% Of All Thermal Power Plants In The Country

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VanadiumCorp Closes Second Tranche For $540,000

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Phase II VanadiumCorp-Electrochem Technology Commences Trial Production

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Disastrous Gas Leak Opens Door for Energy Storage Projects to be Completed in Record Time

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Philippines Approves 30 Megawatt Solar + Storage Project To Assess Impact On Grid

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Germany Breaks A Solar Record — Gets 85% Of Electricity From Renewables

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Australian Vanadium teams up with clean energy company

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Epic Climate March Activates Communities to Transition to 100% Renewable Energy

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Wind Pays More Than Oil in Lone Star State

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Germany Converts Coal Mine Into Giant Battery Storage for Surplus Solar and Wind Power

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California leads the way in energy storage

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Sumitomo installs 125 kW redox flow battery in Taiwan

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Global High-purity Vanadium Pentoxide Market-HBIS Group, Ironstone Resources, Suzhou Donghua Fangui, GfE

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SCHMID supplies energy storage for smart grid

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Top 3 Emerging Trends Impacting the Global Vanadium Redox Battery Market from 2017-2021: Technavio

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VanadiumCorp Closes $265,121 Private Placement 1st Tranche

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Australian Vanadium to explore a residential battery offering

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US’ ‘largest’ vanadium flow battery matched for size by Washington project

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Success Dragon Positions Itself to Seize Development Opportunities in China’s Energy Storage Market

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Is energy storage the next job creator?: Part 2

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GTM: 10 US states have energy storage pipelines greater than 100MW

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Mercedes eyes North American market to get ahead of energy storage curve

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SDG&E and SEI unveil largest vanadium redox flow battery in the U.S.

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UK special representative for climate change promotes low-carbon economy

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SDG&E Spurs Energy Storage Innovation With Flow Battery Technology

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Victoria to invest another AU$20 million in energy storage initiatives

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Microgrid Revenue Rose 29% Worldwide in 2016; Energy Storage up 45%

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Dukosi secures US$2.4 million in financing for new battery management technology

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Energy storage paves way for electricity independence

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New Technology for Recovering Iron and Vanadium from Vanadiferous Titanomagnetite

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Largo announces qualification of its vanadium for use in production of titanium master alloys in the aerospace industry

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Chemists improve batteries for renewable energy storage

February 21, 2017 A diagram of a redox flow battery. An energy source, in this case a solar…

Storing Wind Power in a Giant Vanadium Flow Battery

February 23, 2017 | 09:00 A 100 m tall wind turbine is being erected at…

Dr. G.Y. Champagne joins Advisory Board of VanadiumCorp

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce Dr. Gilles Y. Champagne has joined the advisory board of VanadiumCorp.

Australia’s household solar-plus-storage market grew more than 1000% in 2016

By Andy Colthorpe Feb 20, 2017 12:09 PM GMT Residential solar and solar thermal installations in Australia. Image: SunPower.Solar…

The Age of the Giant Battery Is Almost Upon Us

Joe Ryan and Brian Eckhouse February 20, 2017, 4:01 PM PST The idea that giant batteries may…

Tesla & LG Chem Set To Dominate Massive US Battery Storage Market

February 17th, 2017 by Giles Parkinson The US firm Tesla and South Korea’s LG Chem are tipped to dominate…

January 2017 was third-warmest January on record

NEWS | February 15, 2017 A map of the January 2017 LOTI (land-ocean temperature index) anomaly shows that most…

OPEC’s Top Producer Is Turning to Wind and Solar Power

by Anthony Dipaola February 13, 2017, 4:00 PM PST February 14, 2017, 4:17 AM PST Solar and wind…

Energy Storage Association: Trump can’t stop the inexorable rise of storage

By Danielle Ola Feb 13, 2017 1:11 PM GM There is a significant opportunity for energy storage under…

Morgan Stanley and Deloitte pinpoint potential of energy storage

By Andy Colthorp Feb 09, 2017 3:40 PM GMT Morgan Stanley building, New York. Image: Flickr user: Son…

MOU with Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc.

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding "MOU" with Quebec based industrial company, Electrochem Technologies & Materials Inc. to collaborate on metallurgical and electrochemical technologies to produce vanadium electrolyte "VE" directly from VTM (Vanadiferous Titaniferous Magnetite) concentrate.

GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Electric supercar to hit 100km/h in 2.4sec

February 02, 2017 Top-secret super-EV with 1000km-plus range will be revealed in MarchThe eyes of electric vehicle developers…

Smartphone overheating problem solved, vanadium nanobeams to the rescue

Vanadium nanobeams could help solve the overheating problem in slim devices By: The Financial Express | Published: February 3, 2017…

Satellite data confirm annual carbon dioxide minimum above 400 ppm

NEWS | January 31, 2017 By Laurie J. Schmidt,NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Credit: Vostok ice core data/J.R. Petit…

What Elon Musk’s New Power Plant Means for the Future of Batteries

A new California facility can power 15,000 homes using lithium-ion batteries. By Kevin J. Ryan - Staff writer, Inc.@wheresKR …

Ireland votes to stop investing public money in fossil fuels

It'd be the the first country to officially cut ties with coal and oil. Jon Fingas, @jonfingas01.29.17 in Green…

For This Metal, Electricity Flows, But Not the Heat

News Release Sarah Yang (510) 486-4575 • JANUARY 26, 2017 There’s a known rule-breaker among materials, and a new discovery…

Ireland votes in favour of law to become world’s first country to fully divest from fossil fuels

Bill seeks to drop coal, oil and gas investments from Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Ireland has voted to…

Apple to build 200MW solar farm to power data center

By Lucas MearianSenior Reporter, Computerworld | JAN 25, 2017 1:19 PM PT Apple announced today a joint venture with Nevada Energy (NV…

India’s First Grid-Scale Battery Project Signals a Coming Boom for Energy Storage

The 10-megawatt project is a step in the right direction. But much more storage will be needed to…

Flow Battery Developer to Build World’s Largest Battery Storage System

Jun 12, 2016 Dive Brief:UniEnergy Technologies and Rongke Power plan to deploy one of the biggest energy…

Flood disasters more than double across Europe in 35 years

Arthur Neslen in Brussels Thursday 19 January 2017 08.00 GMTLast modified on Thursday 19 January 2017 10.09 GMT Insurance firm research reveals steep…

Emerging markets to add over 80 GW of energy storage by 2025

Jan 19, 2017 12:52 CET by Ivan Shumkov Author: Portland General Electric. License: Creative Commons, Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic.January…

MOU with C-Tech Innovation Limited to develop Electrolyte Production Plant in Canada

VanadiumCorp is pleased to announce it has signed a memorandum of understanding “MOU” with leading UK technology company C-Tech Innovation Limited (C-Tech) to collaborate on the development of a vanadium electrolyte “VE” plant in Canada.

United Arab Emirates to invest $163bn in renewables

10 January 2017 Abu Dhabi has been at the forefront of the UAE's push to plough resources…

A Novel Liquid Battery Could Hold Potential For Unlimited Energy Storage

January 09, 2017 Part 1 of a two-part BostonomiX series. See Part 2 here. FORT DEVENS — These days we…

China: Anti-Pollution Cops To Take On Beijing’s Smog

Officials in Beijing are taking steps toward tackling the city's long-standing smog problem with the creation of an environmental…

Renewable Energy Powers Up In Nunavut

Diesel fuel has long been the primary source of energy in Arctic communities. In the harsh environs of…

This Swiss Watch Maker Is Getting Into The Electric Car Business

This Swiss Watch Maker Is Getting Into The Electric Car Business The partnership between car brands and…

China To Spend $361 Billion On Green Energy, Predicts 13 million Jobs

Earlier this week, Lloyd posted disturbing footage of smog rolling into Bei