The demonstration and operation of a vanadium flow battery system for microgrid application

By Shohei Fukumoto, Masao Moriguchi, Takuya Sano, Toshikazu Shibata, François Henry, Hamid Soleimani Bidgoli for Energy Systems Division, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan John Cockerill Energy, John Cockerill, Seraing, Belgium

25th February 2021
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Rock Science: Vanadium and Its Minerals

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

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

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

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Facts About Vanadium

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

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

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Russian Scientists Develop Unique Material for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors

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

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Novel Battery Undergoing Tests at AERTC

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In the Long Haul, Vanadium Will Prove Durable

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Battery boom aids climate change battle

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

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

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CellCube Announces Sale of FB Modular to Project in France

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RedT Confident Vanadium Prices Will Normalise; German Project Delayed

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

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Alliance to drill for vanadium on Nevada project

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

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

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Hotter than Hell – Vanadium

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

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Vanadium price leaps to near-record high

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Protean Energy secures controlling stake in Korean vanadium-focused subsidiary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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redT signs exclusive deal for 700MWh of German grid projects

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redT Signs €50m Project Agreement

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Vanadium is the latest beneficiary of the battery craze

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

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VRB Energy signs Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement

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Richmond Vanadium Project a ‘globally significant’ find

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

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Vanadium ‘metal to watch’ in 2018

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PG&E expands deal for energy storage

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

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

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

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

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Flood of announcements from flow battery makers

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Stina Enters Vanadium Battery Collaboration with PNNL and University of Calgary

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

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

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National Grid, PNNL to collaborate on transmission, energy storage

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

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

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

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China sets tone for future vanadium-flow battery development

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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

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

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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…

Vanadium emerges from the shadows

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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…

Younicos Brings Redox-Flow Battery To Singapore

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

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

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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

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Battery storage proponents despondent about future under National Energy Guarantee

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Oyler: Flannery brothers made impact on Chartiers Valley region

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

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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…

Irish redox flow energy storage demonstrator project underway

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Significant titanium and vanadium values add market intrigue

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

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Blue Sky Expands Mineralized Zone at Amarillo Grande Project, Argentina

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

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

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Mapochs mine to go under hammer for sale to highest bidder

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Australian Vanadium moves into detailed metallurgical testing at Gabanintha

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

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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,…

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George Glasier: Rising Vanadium Prices Could Increase Uranium Production

George thinks the uranium price hovering around $21 means that there is currently enough supply to meet demand…

Can Chinese Firms Dominate The Emerging Global Battery Market?

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Rebar Rules to Boost Chinese Vanadium Demand by 30 Percent

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Carnegie Clean Energy doubles loss but might finally be backing a winner

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First grid-scale Li-ion system in Czech Republic to be built by Alfen

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New Battery Holds Promise for Substation Supplementation, Substitution

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Battery technology demand takes the lead and industry must follow suit

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Will Glencore’s electric dream become a metals market reality?

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redT sells 14 energy storage units in Botswana

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China Rattles Vanadium Supply Chain: How High Can Vanadium Prices Go?

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Stina Resources Announces C$2.5 Million Private Placement

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Cornerstone Metals Signs Definitive Agreement on Carlin Vanadium Project Acquisition; Announces C$770,000 Private Placement

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Intermin Resources begins work on a processing pathway for its vanadium resource

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