first liquid electrolyte raps scale battery sale

Pinnacle VRB (PCE) has made it's first sale of a small (10kW) domestic scale flow battery. The battery is built by VRB Power Systems of Canada.

This is the beginning of the 'distributed generation revolution' folks.

Plenty of room here for multiple players, ZBB for higher power densities, PCE's vanadium system for expandable and pump rechargables.

"VRB-ESS SALE TO AUSTRALIAN HOUSING DEVELOPER FOR A SOLAR APPLICATION

VRB Power Systems Inc. has sold a 10-kilowatt-hour VRB energy storage system. The system was sold by Pinnacle VRB Ltd., a distributor of the VRB-ESS for VRB Power in Australia. The VRB energy storage system has been bought by one of Australia's leading sustainable housing designers and developers, Phil Little Design Foundation, a Queensland-based charitable foundation that has been established to develop and deliver intelligent, sustainable housing solutions.

The VRB-ESS will be installed in an energy-efficient, modular, solar powered "kit" home. These homes which are powered by solar energy will use the VRB-ESS to provide an uninterruptible supply of electrical energy. The home contains many unique features that greatly assist in minimizing the necessity for grid connections.

The developer is working with the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane City Council and the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee the installation and on-site economic assessment of the unit, which is scheduled for delivery in January 2006. Upon successful completion of the demonstration phase of the modular solar home project, the VRB energy storage system could form a fundamental element in the commercialized final product. Where solar homes are grouped, the variable power and capacity features of VRB energy storage systems can allow for the economic interconnection of systems to accommodate fluctuating levels of power demand from homeowners with differing energy use profiles."