• Vanadium flow battery has arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia
• Battery destined for Horizon Power site in Kununurra, Western Australia
• Factory Acceptance Testing to be undertaken in conjunction with Horizon Power
Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX: AVL, “the Company” or “AVL” ) is pleased to provide an update on the progress of the vanadium flow battery (VFB) project being undertaken by its 100% owned subsidiary VSUN Energy for Western Australian utility Horizon Power.
AVL’s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Arvidson comments, “The arrival of the vanadium flow battery for VSUN Energy’s Horizon Power project demonstrates another key step in AVL’s ‘pit to battery’ strategy. We are looking forward to working with Horizon Power to successfully deliver this project, allowing the utility to benefit from the role that VFBs can play in enabling decarbonisation and providing reliable, low cost, long duration grid energy storage, with the potential for high levels of local content when coupled with AVL’s WA-made vanadium electrolyte.”
Horizon Power entered into a contract with VSUN Energy in July 2023 to purchase its first VFB.
The battery will be used for a long duration energy storage pilot in Kununurra, northern Western Australia.1
The VFB has been supplied by leading global manufacturer Invinity Energy Systems plc (AIM: IES).
The battery has now arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia and will be transported to AVL’s vanadium electrolyte manufacturing facility for factory acceptance testing (FAT).
The 220kWh battery, which can deliver up to 78kW of power, will undertake FAT in early 2024.
During the FAT process, VSUN Energy will host a number of industry participants to view the battery.
Tests of the VFB will be held in conjunction with Horizon Power and will demonstrate a variety of use cases. After final project components are received by Horizon Power, the battery will be deployed to a site in Kununurra for VSUN Energy to install and commission.
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