RE: Just in case anybody missed it13 Feb 2019 12:43
Nikomarov says that the project is currently nearing completion of the feasibility study. “In fact, the environmental impact assessment for the site, a critical long lead step, is well underway and should be completed in the first half of 2019, after which construction may only begin,” he outlines.
Bushveld Energy is also currently working with an external company to finalise the process and produce some sample batches of electrolyte which should be completed in the first quarter of 2019.
“If all goes well, we hope to be producing out of the facility either towards the end of 2019 or in the first half of 2020,” says Nikomarov.
Moreover, Bushveld Energy is looking to invest in the construction of an assembly plant to assemble and manufacture VRFBs as a critical next step in the process of accelerating Bushveld Minerals’ growth into the battery storage market in South Africa.
This longer term opportunity is dependant on the market demand and how quickly that grows, and could involve direct investment into a VRFB company that would own the facility
The company will in 2019 execute a techno-economic study to evaluate how cost-effective this would be and identify which components should be imported or sourced locally, should this project go ahead.