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https://investorintel.com/sectors/technology-metals/technology-metals-intel/whats-up-and-down-with-vanadium/ “Vanadium, that little-known metal used mostly in the steel industry, saw a dramatic price increase from lows near US$ 2.50 per pound in 2016 to over US$ 30 per pound in late 2018 — a twelve-fold increase. And yet since November 2018 the price halved. It now stands around US$ 15.50 per pound and continues to tick down. What are the reasons propelling vanadium’s surge up and then down? And where might it go next?“

Is it win win for us........ https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/election-time-and-the-policy-is-renewable-20338597 “With national elections just a little over six weeks away and Eskom’s inability to keep the lights on, the need for an increased reliance on renewable energy has made it to the top of lists of party manifestos.”

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4233248?noredir=1 The Shifting Focus of the Chinese Government Toward the Adoption of Renewable Energy Sources Has Been Impelling China Energy Storage Market “Besides this, another popular technology that is witnessing huge demand in the country is flow vanadium energy storage systems. The ability of this technology to offer unlimited storage capacity, long duration, quick response time, and zero self-discharge have in turn escalated the demand for this product in large scale renewable energy farms and other projects. Apart from the rapidly growing renewable energy sector, the vast reserve and abundance of vanadium in the country has indeed proliferated the China flow vanadium energy storage market with low currency risks, ease of availability and lower raw material prices. Estimates claim that the China energy storage market from vanadium flow technology type will surpass USD 3 billion by 2024.”

Lighthearted weekend reading https://www.thesouthafrican.com/earth-hour-2019-eskom-irony/ “Earth Hour 2019: Eskom has all the jokes So, remember load shedding? That was fun. See how South Africans react when Eskom asked us to switch the lights off for Earth Hour.”

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/morning-market-pulse/30775/today-s-market-view---copper-prices-rise-as-lower-tcrcs-indicate-tight-con-market-30775.html Vanadium prices collapse 18.5% in US as US market catches up with price falls in EU and China Ferro-vanadium prices fell 18.5% yesterday in the US according to Fastmarkets MB. The analysis of trade activity shows prices moved to $28-31.5/lbV for US ferro-vanadium. Ferro-vanadium prices also fell 8% in China to $58-62.5/kgV. The fall follows a 4.6% price decline in Western Europe on Wednesday to $55-58/kgV. EU and Chinese buyers have stepped away from the market allowing prices to fall as sellers offer ever lower prices looking for new buyers. The move which is akin to professionals waiting for the auctioneer to declare a base reserve price in an action house in our view. We expect the market to bounce at some stage when a significant buyer dares to catch this falling ferro-vanadium knife The Fastmarkets MB trade log shows offers and indicated prices but no deals yesterday following a fair amount of trade reported on Wednesday.

https://ukinvestormagazine.co.uk/ferro-alloy-resources-goes-to-discount-on-first-day/

Thanks Alpha/Arvin. It seems as though for our target market the Vrfb really is the best option. Alpha, On your travels have you come across anything which would give the vrfb a run for its money ?

Anyone know much about cryogenic storage.....? Seems like a new one https://www.energy-storage.news/blogs/cryogenic-long-duration-energy-storage-in-a-100-clean-energy-future

https://microgridknowledge.com/mobile-microgrid-calgary/ Three university professors are leveraging proprietary AC-DC power conversion and energy management technology to build and operate a pilot-scale, 10 to 20-kW version of the platform, which they began working on last year, according to Majid Pahlevani, project lead and assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering. The team won a three-year, $2.28 million-plus grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund. The grant runs through 2020. “We cannot just change everything to DC right away, so we need a means of transitioning from AC to DC infrastructure.” The mobile microgrid will use solar PV, a lithium-ion and a vanadium redox flow battery, power conversion and energy management technology and a back-up diesel generator.

https://www.**********.co.uk/articles/ferro-alloy-resources-on-their-first-day-and-chris-bailey-on-dignity-debenhams-and-mitie-32c8f1f/ Nicholas Bridgen, Chief Executive Officer of Ferro-Alloy Resources (FAR) talks about their Vanadium operation located in Kazakhstan on their admission to the stock market today. The Ferro-Alloy Resources Group (“FAR”) is developing the giant Balasausqandiq vanadium deposit in Kyzylordinskaya oblast of southern Kazakhstan. The ore at this deposit is unlike that of nearly all other primary vanadium deposits and is capable of being treated by a much lower cost process. It is planned that output will be increased in stages to reach 22,400 tonnes of vanadium pentoxide per year, mostly in the form of ferro-vanadium. FAR is already in production processing purchased vanadium-containing secondary materials to produce vanadium in the form of ammonium metavanadate (“AMV”). FAR plans to install facilities over the course of 2018 which will enable it to increase production and convert its AMV into the more commonly traded vanadium pentoxide.

https://im-mining.com/2019/03/28/bushvelds-vanadium-redox-flow-battery-projects-progress/

https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/power-shift And while it doesn’t have quite such a recognition factor, 1988 was also the year Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, an Australian professor of chemical engineering, obtained a US patent for inventing the vanadium redox battery, or VRB. VRBs are quite something. Unlike traditional lead-acid batteries of the time, or the lithium-ion wonders of today, they store and convert energy separately. They stockpile electricity as chemical energy in two large tanks filled with electrolytic fluids, which are connected to electrochemical cells.

https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-and-storage-steal-the-show-at-governments-coal-party-82178/ And it wasn’t coal that stole the show, it was a range of proposals that combined pumped hydro, battery storage and huge renewables projects that dominated the list and indicated, for the first time, that the Coalition government may be getting a better understanding of what the future holds. The clean energy revolution is upon us, and even a deck stacked with promises of government backing and indemnities can’t hide the fact that coal is dead as a serious source of new investment in Australia.

https://city-press.news24.com/Business/new-development-bank-not-worried-about-eskom-repaying-r11bn-loan-20190326 A NDB spokesperson said that Eskom had applied for a second loan for $300 million to improve its battery storage capacity

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Equinor-Plans-Battery-Investment.html “Norway’s state oil and gas major Equinor plans to join a battery technology investment fund worth US$180 million as part of a diversification strategy focused on renewable energy and storage, Fortune reports”

http://m.engineeringnews.co.za/article/low-carbon-transition-could-hold-124bn-risk-for-south-africa-2019-03-26 “South Africa is well placed to benefit from new markets for minerals used in emerging low-carbon technologies, such as manganese and vanadium used in energy storage technologies. Platinum group metals, the largest export commodity, could also benefit if there is significant global take-up of fuel cell technologies.”

https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/macquaries-green-investment-group-announces-debt-financing-of-california-battery-storage-project/amp/

Open in chrome http://app.kaixian.tv/gd/2019/0326/332927.html On the evening of March 25, Pangang Vanadium Titanium (000629) disclosed its 2018 annual report. In 2018, the company achieved operating income of 15.161 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 60.68%; net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 3.09 billion yuan, an increase of 257.96%. The net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies after deducting non-recurring gains and losses was 3.059 billion yuan, an increase of 301.74% year-on-year; the basic earnings per share was 0.36 yuan. According to the company, the main reason for the year-on-year change in performance was the increase in the market price of vanadium and titanium products during the reporting period and the increase in profits. The annual report shows that due to the promotion and application of high-strength steel, the maturity of vanadium battery energy storage technology and the strengthening of promotion and utilization, the demand for vanadium market has increased in 2018. The annual increase in vanadium price has promoted the improvement of the operating environment of vanadium industry. The benefits are obvious. The annual report shows that the company's business development plan in 2019 is: production of 21,200 tons of vanadium products, 220,000 tons of sulfuric acid titanium dioxide, 20,000 tons of chlorinated titanium dioxide, and 175,000 tons of titanium ****; the company strives to achieve operating income of 14.465 billion yuan throughout the year. 

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/igsp-new-kid-block

Mentioned in this as well https://ourcryptojournal.com/vanadium-alloy-market-boosting-the-chemical-industry-worldwide-in-2026/253209/ Vanadium Alloy Market: Key Players Key players operating in the global vanadium alloy market include Tremond Metals Corp., Core Metals Group, Bushveld Minerals, Bear Metallurgical Company, and Gulf Chemical and Metallurgical Corporation.