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The main activity of the project consists of scaling up a vanadium flow storage system from 40 kWh to 1 MWh and its installation and validation will be carried out by Gamesa Electric in a hybrid renewable plant in La Plana (Zaragoza).
This technology is developed by Invinity, which will provide the base technology for the battery.
A flow battery is a type of battery that stores energy in two electrolyte solutions contained in separate tanks. These solutions flow through an electrochemical cell, where ion exchange takes place across a membrane, generating electricity.
Advantages of flow batteries
In this case, the battery is charged from a renewable source and returns the energy to the grid on discharge process.
On December 16, as part of the V-iOn innovation project, Gamesa Electric Proteus PCS-E battery inverter was installed at La Plana hybrid plant near Zaragoza, Spain. Subsequently, on January 30, the installation of Invinity’s “Endurium” vanadium flow battery was completed, and the system’s commissioning concluded successfully on February 14. The
Gamesa Electric will test and validate a Vanadium redox flow battery of Invinity as part of the first call for innovative energy storage R&D projects under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience plan. The validation will be carried out at the hybrid plant in La Plana during 2025. The hybrid plant
The project is part of the first call for innovative energy storage R&D projects under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience plan.
