Panzhihua's "Super Power Bank" Can Charge and Discharge 500,000 kWh at a Time! Sichuan's Largest All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station Connected to the Grid

"Close the switch for Circuit 1516 of the Panma 110kV Power Line! Power transmission is in progress, and all systems are operating normally." Following the final instruction from the technicians in the control room, at 18:18 on August 28, the Phase I project of the 100MW/500MWh All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) Energy Storage Power Station of SPIC Sichuan Panzhihua officially connected to the power grid. 

This is not only the largest VRFB energy storage power station project in Sichuan Province, but also the first grid-connected VRFB energy storage project in the province. Its 5-hour discharge capacity can meet the annual electricity demand of 200 households, earning it the reputation of a "super power bank". # Panzhihua's "Super Power Bank" Can Charge and Discharge 500,000 kWh at a Time! Sichuan's Largest All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station Connected to Grid # Panzhihua's "Super Power Bank" Can Charge and Discharge 500,000 kWh at a Time! Sichuan's Largest All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station Connected to Grid Sichuan's First All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station Project Connected to Grid in Panzhihua. (Photo source: Panzhihua Development) The project is located in the Tuanshan Area of Panzhihua Vanadium-Titanium High-Tech Zone, where 48 giant battery cabins are neatly arranged. As the demonstration and application project of the VRFB energy storage power station with the largest capacity in Southwest China, it adopts an internationally leading redox flow battery technology route. The power station has an output power of up to 100MW and an energy storage capacity of 500MWh, which is equivalent to a single charge and discharge capacity of 500,000 kWh. Its 5-hour discharge can meet the annual electricity demand of 200 households and simultaneously realize the on-site consumption of electrical energy in the industrial park. # Panzhihua's "Super Power Bank" Can Charge and Discharge 500,000 kWh at a Time! Sichuan's Largest All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station Connected to Grid # Panzhihua's "Super Power Bank" Can Charge and Discharge 500,000 kWh at a Time! Sichuan's Largest All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station Connected to Grid Giant Battery Cabins In May 2023, Panzhihua issued the "Planning for the Development of Vanadium Battery Energy Storage Industry in Panzhihua City - 'Capital of Vanadium Power in China' (2023-2030)". The plan clearly states that in accordance with the overall idea of "local transformation of resources, clustered industrial development, and dual-drive of materials and equipment", it will focus on building a characteristic industrial cluster of vanadium batteries featuring "equipment manufacturing + materials (1+1)" and construct the "Capital of Vanadium Power in China". It will also establish a "1+N" energy storage industry system with "vanadium batteries + lithium/sodium energy storage, hydrogen energy storage, and pumped storage" to foster and develop a 100-billion-yuan energy storage industry. Where does the resource come from? Data shows that Panzhihua has proven vanadium reserves of 14 million tons, accounting for 62.2% of China's total and 11.6% of the world's total. Ranking first in China and third in the world, Panzhihua is the world's largest comprehensive production base for vanadium products. # Panzhihua's "Super Power Bank" Can Charge and Discharge 500,000 kWh at a Time! Sichuan's Largest All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station Connected to Grid # Panzhihua's "Super Power Bank" Can Charge and Discharge 500,000 kWh at a Time! Sichuan's Largest All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station Connected to Grid All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Energy Storage Power Station (Photo source: Panzhihua Development) The "Planning" clearly specifies that by 2025, efforts will be made to achieve a production capacity of 800MW for cell stacks and 2GWh for vanadium batteries, accounting for approximately 28% of China's vanadium battery energy storage market. By 2030, it will form a capacity of 1.5GW for cell stacks and 4GWh for complete vanadium battery equipment and system integration, accounting for about 35% of China's vanadium battery energy storage market. "The successful grid connection of this project will drive the upstream and downstream industries such as vanadium resources, vanadium electrolyte, cell stacks, and system integration. It will promote the National Vanadium-Titanium High-Tech Zone to build a modern industrial system led by vanadium-titanium new materials and clean energy, create a world-class vanadium-titanium industrial park, and support the development of the entire industrial chain of all-vanadium redox flow batteries in Panzhihua City," said Yang Yuchi, Member of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of the National Vanadium-Titanium High-Tech Zone. Currently, the Phase II project of all-vanadium redox flow battery energy storage + hydrogen gas turbine is also under planning.