Montevideo Industrial Construction Group Vanadium Battery Project

Where are vanadium flow batteries made?

Vanadium flow batteries are set to be manufactured out of North Queensland, under a new agreement between three major companies. Idemitsu Australia, Sumitomo Electric Industries and Vecco Group (the group) have signed a Collaboration Agreement to build a complete manufacturing supply chain, from mining to energy storage.

What is vecco's Townsville vanadium battery manufacturing facility?

Vecco’s Townsville Vanadium Battery Manufacturing Facility, opened in June, is the nation’s first commercial-scale vanadium flow battery electrolyte manufacturing plant.

Who is building a 'end-to-end' supply chain for vanadium flow batteries?

Australian minerals company Vecco Group will team with Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Electric and Idemitsu Australia to build an ‘end-to-end’ manufacturing supply chain for vanadium flow batteries in north Queensland. Image: Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade Queensland

Will Idemitsu sell vanadium flow batteries to Australian customers?

Under the non-exclusive agreement, Idemitsu will market, sell and deliver vanadium flow batteries to Australian customers using Sumitomo battery hardware and Vecco’s electrolyte made from vanadium mined at its Debella Critical Minerals Project near Julia Creek in the state’s west.

Where will vecco mine a high purity vanadium battery electrolyte?

Vecco Group will mine and refine high purity vanadium at their Julia Creek mine and manufacture battery electrolyte in Townsville. Detailed design for a commercial production facility is underway.

What is vecco doing with vanadium and alumina?

Vecco aims to link the production of vanadium and alumina from its Debella Project near Julia Creek with the new manufacturing facility. Until the Debella project is developed, Vecco Group will use imported vanadium to produce vanadium electrolytes at its Townsville facility.