Author: Sam_VSUN
VSUN eyes vanadium batteries as EV charging stations
The West Australian
A subsidiary of Australian Vanadium has completed the first phase of a trial of battery technology that could deliver a network of green charging stations for electric vehicles.
VSUN Energy is using small solar-powered vanadium redox flow batteries as EV charging stations that can be set up anywhere in Australia.
The 5-30 kilowatt-hour units can handle all the requirements of EV charging but can also be scaled to suit domestic use and large grid-scale industrial and agricultural purposes.
VSUN Energy’s business development manager Zamien Sumich described vanadium redox flow batteries as the “missing piece of the renewable energy jigsaw”.
WA nickel mine taps vanadium flow battery to go 100 per cent renewable
One Step Off the Grid
A nickel, copper and cobalt mine in Western Australia’s Fraser Range will shift its power supply from diesel gen-sets to a hybrid clean energy system backed by a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), a mix that it hopes will take the mine’s operations to 100% renewables for most of the time.
ASX-listed Australian Vanadium Limited announced the plans on Thursday, as part of a deal with ASX100 listed miner IGO Limited, which owns the Nova Nickel Operation, north of Esperance, near Western Australia’s south coast.
VSUN reveals rollout of redox flow battery technology
PV Magazine Australia
The suitability of vanadium redox flow battery technology for Australian residential and commercial applications is set to be tested with Perth-based energy storage company VSUN Energy planning to deploy three 5 kW/30 kWh flow batteries.
Western Australian (WA) company VSUN Energy has revealed plans to install three vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) supplied by Singaporean manufacturer V-Flow Tech as it looks to further develop the market for the battery storage technology in Australia.
VSUN, a subsidiary of Perth-based mining company Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL), has confirmed the first three VRFBs supplied to it by Singaporean partner V-Flow Tech will arrive in Fremantle later this month. VSUN said the vanadium electrolyte required for the 5 kW/30 kWh VRFBs has been sourced and will be installed when the batteries arrive in Australia.
Australian Vanadium to fast-track manufacture of flow batteries
PV Magazine
Western Australian company Australian Vanadium Limited has been awarded $3.69 million in federal government funding to fast-track manufacturing of large-scale vanadium redox flow battery systems that can be used to support rooftop solar PV or in off-grid settings such as mining, agriculture and remote communities.
VSUN Energy is a 100% owned subsidiary of ASX listed Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX: AVL)
Perth Company Develops Home Energy Storage Battery
Perth News Co.
Perth startup VSUN Energy is developing a home battery storage system that could help Australian households become independent of the electricity grid.
The residential Vanadium Flow Battery promises to revolutionise how households capture and store energy. The technology could mean suburban Australian homes become independent of the electricity grid.
The batteries are designed to be linked to household solar panels, now commonly seen on the roofs of millions of Australian homes.
The storage systems will help homes stay off the grid completely overnight or when the sun isn’t shining. The batteries are designed to capture and feedback electricity in down times for many hours.
The vanadium batteries are designed to last at least 20-years and are non-flammable.
VSUN Energy pushes ahead with residential flow battery plans
PV Magazine Australia
Vanadium flow battery specialist VSUN Energy is pushing ahead with plans to develop a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) for the Australian residential market.
VSUN, a subsidiary of Australian Vanadium Ltd (AVL), this week appointed Western Australian engineering firm Cadds Group to undertake design and consultancy work on its 5 kW/30 kWh residential VRFB.
Manufactured by Chinese firm CEC, the VRFB has arrived in Australia but in a MOU signed with the Chinese manufacturer in September last year, AVL agreed to further develop the battery for the Australian market.
Another Vanadium redox flow battery to be installed in WA as market interest grows
PV Magazine Australia
A vanadium redox flow battery will be installed at a Western Australian caravan park in the new year. Supplied by VSun Energy, the installation is advances their parent company’s vanadium endeavours.
A 5kW/30kWh vanadium redox flow battery has been ordered from the Singaporean manufacturer V-Flow Tech and will be installed in the Beverly Caravan Park in WA’s wheatbelt region. Paired with a 6 kW of solar system, the vanadium flow battery will be fitted once it arrives in state in June 2021.
The system was commissioned by the Shire of Beverley council, who own the caravan park and are looking to extend its powered sites. VSun Energy’s Business Development Manager, Samantha McGahan, told pv magazine Australia the company was approached by the council, who wanted to use a vanadium flow battery because it is non-flammable and has longer duration.
MoU signals strong growth opportunities for the Australian VRFB market
Energy Storage Publishing
Australian Vanadium has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore based vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) manufacturer, V-Flow Tech.
The MoU includes potential formal agreements in relation to sales, service and maintenance of V-Flow’s VRFBs in Australia, vanadium pentoxide off take arrangements, vanadium electrolyte manufacture and supply in Australia.
The MoU is for a term of two years with an option to renew for a further 12 months.
V-Flow’s small VRFB is now available via Australian Vanadium’s 100% owned subsidiary VSUN Energy to small commercial and residential market sectors in Australia.
Dr Avishek Kumar, CEO of V-Flow said: “Australia has great potential for small to mid-size batteries for household and remote microgrid application.”
V-Flow’s technology can operate between -10°C to +55°C without active cooling. The batteries have a lifespan of 25 years, with a stable performance guarantee.
VSUN cracks home battery market with off-grid vanadium flow system
One Step Off the Grid
Australian vanadium flow battery specialist VSUN has marked its first ever off-grid, residential sale in Australia, providing the energy storage component for a stand-alone power system for a home in regional Western Australia.
VSUN Energy, which is an offshoot of ASX listed resources outfit Australian Vanadium, said it had supplied a battery from Singapore-based manufacturer V-Flow Tech for the W.A. stand-alone power system (SPS), which would be paired with 12kW of solar and 18KVa of diesel backup.
The V-Flow vanadium redox flow battery system provided comprises a 5kW/30kWh VRFB with a maximum discharge of 7kW, which VSUN says the customer chose for its “particular strengths” of reliability, depth of discharge, safety and longevity.