The largest vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) at a solar farm in Europe has been switched on by Enel Green Power in Mallorca, Spain.
The 1.1MW/5.5MWh flow battery has been installed at Enel Green Power Espana’s 3.34MWp Son Orlandis solar PV plant in the Mallorcan municipality of Palma. The VRFB was provided by Largo Clean Energy, the recently established downstream arm of primary vanadium producer Largo Resources.
Enel Green Power posted some pictures of the project to socila media platform on 18 March with the comment that the plant “paves the way for a sustainable, fossil-free future.”
Meanwhile the renewable energy developer’s parent company, Endesa, posted a short video of the project to business networking site alongside comments that the “innovative” project is pioneering for the Spanish market.Endesa also highlighted some of the technical benefits of VRFB technology, describing the new system as a “high-performance solution with no negative impact on the environment” that was developed in partnership with Largo Clean Energy.
Mercedes-Benz orders 11MWh organic flow battery in Germany
One of the providers for flow battery electrolyte, CMBlu Energy, a European company, has recentely secured a contract with carmaker Mercedes-Benz for an 11MWh systerm.
CMBlu said series production of its flow batteries will begin in Q3 2024. The company has not revealed the exact electrolyte chemistry of its devices but has previously said it uses an aqueous electrolyte solution made using recycled materials.
The flow battery will be installed in the second half of 2025, and CMBlu said its customer is investing a “single-digit million Euro amount” into the project, which will help store “green electricity” from sources including onsite solar PV, for use over “many hours”.
“We are making our contribution to renewable energies: we want to play an active role in shaping the energy transition,” Mercedes-Benz member of the board of management at the company’s production, quality and supply chain management division Jörg Burzer said.
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