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I urge you to do your research-I can put you in touch with a person far more switched on (if you will forgive the pun) than me.
All the National Grid need to do is make a report that instead of having to pay fines , such should be suspended so that the money can be spent on VRFB batteries which will guarantee continuity of supply even if the whole grid dies, for a short while , while any problem is fixed.
It had not occurred to me but were such batteries placed well underground they would be a good strategic defence solution too.
PLEASE research this possibility. The world , other than a few folk , have no knowledge of this answer, and you could ( again excuse the pun) enlighten Britain!!
KN
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JMC 69 Thanks.
Under the heading ....... Recent Power Cut and the Interim report
I have sent the following:-
Dear Mr Shukman,
It occurs to me that, given the requirement for a response by National Grid by 6th September, they could do worse than tell Ofgen that not only was this a freak occurrence but also that they have now a plan to prevent any recurrence.
New technology is coming on stream which will prevent repetition.
It is the storage of energy and the ability immediately to access same in the event of a major outage which is the answer.
Battery storage is the answer. Hitherto any sensible person would eschew Lithium Ion as an answer for grid scale storage, due to its instability (just ask Arizona’s fire department, or South Korea what they think of the numerous and extremely hazardous fires they have experienced).
Fortunately there is a better -much better answer. I expect that like many journalists you will not yet have heard of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries.
To learn about them , may I suggest you Google “The Bushveld Perspective” where their merits are explained better than I, a simple lawyer can do.
In essence a VRFB will last 20 years plus some, can be charged and give discharge simultaneously, can hold many megawatts of electricity for immediate availability and are based on an electrolyte solution passing through a membrane converting positive and negative ions ( my simple mind does not fully comprehend the exact detail).
VRFBs were a spin off of the Apollo programme and the industry is in its infancy. China , ever the leader nowadays is installing a huge battery. Eskom in South Africa have had one on test and are about to place orders, I believe , for many more.
The beauty is that the expense is low , except the cost of the electrolyte can be high. That cost however can be avoided by entering into a leasing arrangement with a company called Bushveld Energy, which is a subsidiary of Bushveld Minerals Limited, a company listed on AIM with its r/o in Guernsey. BMN is the ticker and its shares are ridiculously cheap considering its recent history, brilliant management and superb future prospects.
BE is building an electrolyte manufacturing plant in South Africa which will have its own ready supply of Vanadium from the mines of BMN, which has the best grades of ore sufficient for the next 100years , just up the road at Brits, northeast of Johannesburg , and also, subject to the long awaited grant of the mining licence which we are now told is imminent at Mokopane.
This is a sunrise industry where South Africa is leading the way, through Bushveld . Mikail Nikomarov is head of a Southern Africa renewable energy association which will light up great Continent.
Just watching BBC breakfast and they've mentioned a science correspondent Victoria Gill is her name. Might be worth contacting.
Just my 2p worth
Damn, I've just realised I'm probably not meant to post email addresses. Sorry about that.
KN, if you did want to write to the BBC, the writer of the article is a business correspondent so possibly not the best person to write to. Having previously owned a BBC email address many years ago my guess would be ian.westbrook@bbc.co.uk. A better bet might be the BBC's Science Editor: david.shukman@bbc.co.uk
JC
Another great post;
Comment number 441. Posted by EnergyScientist on 7 minutes ago
Battery storage has only been incentivised to provide very short duration storage in the last few years. As time goes on longer and longer duration energy storage will be needed as acknowledged by the derating rules introduced in 2017. I agree that this will favour Vanadium flow batteries (VRFBs) over lithium-ion, which will be used exclusively for electric vehicles. VRFBs safer as they cant burn.
Thank you-
Will do
Sorry had not seen Serenus's post
I wrote to the BBC, Jeremy Vine show some while ago regarding VRFB and sent them links to various companies around the world producing them or in the process of being just about to, did the same with LBC and unfortunately didn't hear a dickie.
Hi Knutsford, not sure about emailing the bbc but you can click on the link provided by Serenus in the thread below and find the comment(s) to support. MYJK has also posted (comment 435 i think) and is gaining support.
Hi VV
Have you an e mail address to which we can write in support of your comments to BBC?
This report praises the partial use of batteries to get the grid back up much quicker than the last similar event. Wasnt aware that we even had 475Mw if batteries on the grid?
https://www.energy-storage.news/news/uks-blackout-first-responders-included-475mw-of-batteries
Voted up by me. Those that have recommended could do the same!
Trying my best to raise awareness of VRFB.
Posted to the comments on the Bbc story regarding power cuts.
Lots of comments support batteries on the grid but no mention of vanadium so..
Post 430: Large grid scale Vanadium flow batteries are required. The Chinese are currently installing some including a massive 800MWh one. Please please no lithium ion for this purpose. They degrade quickly as we all know which makes them uneconomic plus are unsafe (fire risk). Vanadium flow batteries last 25+ years without degrading and crucially dont get hot!!"