Testing begins on 20 MWh, ‘Europe’s largest’ vanadium redox flow battery

Fraunhofer ICT says the pilot facility has demonstrated how clean energy can feed the grid regardless of weather conditions.
Image: Fraunhofer ICT

The Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) says it has put Europe’s largest vanadium redox flow battery into operation. The battery has a power output of 2 MW and a capacity of 20 MWh.

The pilot facility, installed as part of the RedoxWind project at Fraunhofer ICT facilities in Pfinztal, connected to the direct-current intermediate circuit of a 2 MW wind turbine. Fraunhofer ICT said a test demonstrated how renewable energy can feed the grid in a targeted, predictable manner, regardless of weather conditions. The combination of a wind turbine and battery would be capable of providing an autonomous power supply for off-grid solutions, businesses, or energy villages, according to Fraunhofer ICT.

The institute noted the modular vanadium redox flow battery was developed and built with German components and knowhow. It serves as an R&D platform for testing new storage technology and components, in collaboration with industrial partners in Germany and worldwide.

Image: Fraunhofer ICT

From pv magazine España.

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  • Pilar worked as managing editor for an international solar magazine, in addition to editing books, primarily in the fields of literature and art. She joined pv magazine in May 2017, where she manages the Spanish newsletter and website and helps write and edit articles for the daily news section in Latin America.

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