Why Vanadium Flow Batteries May Be The Future Of Utility-Scale Energy Storage

Why Vanadium Flow Batteries May Be The Future Of Utility-Scale Energy Storage

An Invinity Energy Systems vanadium flow battery being tested at the National Renewable Energy ... [+] Laboratory (2019).



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Earlier this year, the California Energy Commission (CEC) published a $20 million solicitation to fund research projects for the deployment of long-duration energy storage. The objective was to develop a clear understanding of the role that long-duration energy storage (10 hours or greater) can play in helping to meet the state's mandates to decarbonize the electricity sector by 2045. Lithium-ion batteries were excluded from the solicitation.

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