VanadiumCorp Resource Inc (TSX-V:VRB) said it has begun pressure testing of its first vanadium electrolyte production facility in Quebec.
The company has completed the assembly for its inaugural vanadium electrolyte production facility, located in Val-des-Sources, Québec, at the Carrefour d’Innovation sur les Matériaux de la MRC des Sources (CIMMS).
The facility, dubbed Plant No. 1, is now undergoing pressure testing, with commissioning and calibration scheduled to commence next week.
VanadiumCorp will join the midstream segment of the Vanadium Flow Battery (VFB) supply chain by manufacturing vanadium electrolytes for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), CEO Paul McGuigan told investors.
“With the initial production and testing of Plant No. 1 electrolytes, VanadiumCorp is on track to produce up to 350,000 litres of electrolytes annually, sufficient to store some 6.8 MWh of electrical energy in VFB installations,” McGuigan said in a statement.
McGuigan welcomes inquiries from VFB OEMs seeking a reliable, Made-in-Canada source of high-purity vanadium electrolytes, signaling VanadiumCorp's commitment to meeting the growing demand for energy storage solutions in the renewable energy sector.
Operations and staff training for Plant No. 1 are set to commence by the week of March 11, the company said.
Vanadium Flow Batteries have emerged as a leading technology, offering reliability and scalability to address the need for long-duration energy storage to stabilize variable energy sources.