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Breakthrough in Vanadium Flow Batteries

regarding Cost and Performance

Vanadis Power GmbH

Dr. Andreas Luczak

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Education

Dr. rer. nat (PhD) in Physics

Professional experience

1994-1996: Research Associate Laser Laboratory Goettingen

1996-1999: Software Engineering Siemens Power Generation

1999-2003: Innovation Manager Siemens Industrial Services

2003-2008: Head of R&D group Siemens Automotive Projects

2008-2012: Business Development & Project Management Siemens PV Inverters

2012-2013: Head of Siemens Energy Storage Solutions

Since 2013: Managing Director of Vanadis Power GmbH

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Vanadis Power GmbH

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• Vanadis was founded end of 2012 to bring to the European market Advanced

Vanadium Flow Batteries for integration of renewable energy & other applications

• Through innovation, expertise and global strategic partnerships, Vanadis’ mission is

to become a leader in large- and medium-scale energy storage in Europe

• Our activities are focused on sales&service, project management, system

deployment and grid integration complying with European standards

• Vanadis is financed by long term private equity and supported by associated

strategic partners


SYSTEMS WITH NEW E’LYTE

6200m2 design & manufacturing

facility in Seattle, USA

ELECTROLYTE PRODUCTION

Electrolyte production capacity

>150MWh/year

KEY COMPONENTS AND SYSTEM

MANUFACTURING

More than 6 years design &

production experience

30MW/year stack capacity

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

5MW/10MWh wind firming

installation and numerous others

NEW ELECTROLYTE

2X power and energy density

–40°C to +50°C

Vanadis‘ strategic partnerships

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A Vanadium flow battery (VFB) operates

using an electrochemical couple based

on two different reactions of vanadium

ions in acidic aqueous solution.

Cathode:

Anode:

Charge : Discharge:

…leads to product design simplicity

and operation ease.

V3+ + e- V2+

VO2+ + H2O VO2+ + 2H+ + e-

Cell Stack Container String Solution

About Flow Batteries

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Electrochemical reaction at normal pressure and

temperature;

Independently rated energy and power capacity, better

scalability;

No degradation under deep discharge, long cycle life;

Real-time monitoring the state of charge of battery,

active thermal management;

Recyclable electrolyte, long term economics and

ecologies favorable

“The singular advantages of flow batteries…make

them particularly well-suited for relatively large

utility applications.”—— EPRI, USA (2006)

Fire accidents reported on Li-ion, Na-S, advanced Pb-acid, etc.

Capacity degrades over cycling for traditional batteries, but remains stable for VFB (blue)

Intrinsically Safe, Scalable und Sustainable


1970s: early work on flow batteries taken by NASA USA, followed by Electro-Technical Laboratory in Japan

1980s: focus on vanadium flow battery by institutions such as UNSW, Australia; several proof-of-concept systems built-up.

1990s : IP rights constantly transferred to industrial entities.

Future : used widely with further cost reduction and performance optimization

2000s : pilot projects built worldwide

A 40+ Year Learning Curve


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All-In-One Capable for Stacking Applications

← Renewable Integration (solar, wind power)

← Ancillary Services & Other Market Revenue Services

← T&D System Capacity & Reliability Support

← Commercial/Industrial Customer Savings

← Microgrids & Isolated Loads

Vanadis VFB systems support multiple applications,

capturing multiple benefits


Some of the world largest operational flow batteries

(all Vanadium-based!)

ApplicationOutput

Capacity

Year of

InstallationCountry

Wind farm operation support 5MW/ 10MWh 2012 China

Wind farm operation support 4MW/6MWh 2005 Japan

Wind farm operation support 3MW/6MWh 2013 China

Wind farm operation support 2MW/4MWh 2014 China

Demonstration project in

conjunction with CPV1MW/5MWh 2012 Japan

Grid support at industrial plant 1MW/4MWh 2015 USA

Load leveling at university 0,5MW/5MWh 2001 Japan

Industrial Peak Shaving 0,6MW/4MWh 2012 USA

Wind farm operation support 0,3MW/1MWh 2014 Germany

Demonstration with Wind/PV 0,2MW/1MWh 2013 Germany

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Rongke Power


Vanadis PowerUET

Field Deployed Systems of Rongke-Vanadis-UET

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Year Country Projects Applications Power Energy

2008 China China Electric Power Res. Inst. Distributed energy storage 100kW 200kWh

2008 China Tibet Electric Energy Res. Inst. PV integration 5kW 50kWh

2009 China Green Residential House Off grid storage 3.5kW 50kWh

2010 China Green Office Building Off grid storage 60kW 300kWh

2010 China EV Charging Station Peaking capacity, power quality 60kW 600kWh

2010 China Telecom Station Remote Area Power Supply 3.5kW 54kWh

2011 China Island Keeper House Off grid storage 10kW 200kWh

2011 China Telecom Station Remote Area Power Supply 3.5kW 48kWh

2011 China Ningxia Electric Power Group Off grid storage 3.5kW 14kWh

2012 China Gold Wind Smart microgrid storage 200kW 800kWh

2013 China Wind Farm Output smoothing 5MW 10MWh

2014 U.S.A. Industrial Facility Validation and Load Shifting 0.6MW 2MWh

2014 Germany Wind Farm Operation support 0.3MW 1MWh



2015 U.S.A. Utility Substation Demonstration of Grid Support 1MW 4MWh

2015 Germany Industrial Building Operational support of CHP plant 90kW 120kWh

2015 U.S.A. Industry Park (planned) Peak Shaving 0.6MW 2MWh

2015 U.S.A. Utility Substation (planned) Demonstration of Grid Support 2MW 8MWh

TOTAL 15MW 39MWh


Rongke Power´s 5MW/10MWh system in China

The World´s Largest Flow Battery

Time August, 2012

Location Faku County, Liaoning Province

Owner Longyuan Group

Function Scheduled operation following;

Wind output smoothing;

Voltage support, etc.

Main parameters of energy storage system

Power 5 MW

Capacity 10 MWh

Voltage Range DC 400-620V

Rated Current DC 640A

Ambient Temperature 5-35℃


Vanadis Power has delivered Europeans largest Redox

Flow Batterie for the Hybrid-Battery in Braderup (Germany)


• 325kW / 1MWh

• Location: Braderup, Germany

• Customer: Energiespeicher Nord (Bosch

& BWP)

• Commissioning: September 2014

• Applications

• Optimization self consumption of wind

farm

• Frequency regulation

• Reduction of curtailments

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Commissioning: Expected performance achieved right

away


Standard Containerized Products

• Stacks, BOP, BMS and battery support system are integrated in

the container, and electrolyte tanks are external.

• Designed for building MW-class system and long duration

application

Containerized Power Modules with External Electrolyte


China – Windfarm Project 2MW / 4MWh


Applications:

• Wind firming

• Wind smoothing

• Reduce curtailments

• Reactive power support

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Compact Plug & Play Energy Storage Container 90kW / 120kWh

• Plug & Play System: Power module, electrolyte, battery inverter and battery

controller included in a 20‘ shipping container

• Commissioning planned in May 2015 in Germany


Technology & Product

1kW Stack in 2006

2kW Stack in 2008

5kW Stack in 2008

10kW Stack in 2010

22kW Stack in 201125kW Stack in 2012

31.5 kW Stack in 2014

Mature, powerful stack

ISO9000/14000, GB/T28001

Certified

Individual cell voltage data

108,000 ft2 facility

100MW annual stack capacity,

scale up to 300MW in 2016

>7y testing, over 12,000 cycles and counting

100%SOC cycling

Proven, High Performance Power Stacks


RONGKE

POWER

UET Break-Through VRFB Chemistry

Developed at and licensed from PNNL, optimized and

commercialized at UET

VO2Cl(H2O)2

V5+ V4+ V3+ V2+

DO

E

Over 8 years RD&D, with full stack/system

validation

Won the US Government’s highest Award of

Excellence in Technology Transfer to UET

Remain power/energy flexible, safe, unlimited

cycle life, 0-100% SOC

Extraordinary electrolyte stability, stable from -

40°C to +50°C

2X energy density improvement

5X product footprint reduction


One of the smallest footprints in the industry


5MW 20MWh Uni.System™

Compact Block-stacking made possible due to no risk of thermal runaway

Comparison with Other Batteries

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TechnologyCapacity

degradation %/yr

Footprint,System

levelSafety O&M

AC-AC Efficiency

Operational Flexibility

Scalability

UET Uni.SystemTM

0% +up to

240MWh/acre

+ Non-flammable

2-3% of CAPEX

65-75% +

Na-NiCl 5-8% 3-5% of CAPEX

60-75%

Li-ion 2-7% 2-4%* of CAPEX

75-85%

Adv. Pb-Acid(Pb-C)

10-25% 3-6% of CAPEX

65-75%

Na-S 6-10% 3-5% of CAPEX

60-75%

ZBB Requires stripping

6~8%? 55~65%?

Traditional VFB

0% 3-5% of CAPEX

55-65%

+ Better

* Li-ion O&M includes minimum repowering requirements to maintain rated capacity


Uni.SystemTM compared with tradition VRFB, other RFBs, and solid state

consumable electrode batteries

Highly Integrated Containerized System Design

Modular, efficient production

Built-in secondary containment

Full factory integration

System-level factory testing

Ready for transport

No onsite building required

More rapid permitting

“Plug and Play” deployment

Incremental deployment

Option for relocation or removal

» Enables lease financing as non-fixed assets


Uni.System™ Configuration

battery modules in series

radiators

PCS

switchgear

UET BMS

33kV Xfmr

PCS vents

ISO clamps& cableways

concrete bolts

USA - AVISTA Utility Project 1MW / 4 MWh

Applications:

• Energy shifting

• Provide grid flexibility

• Improve distribution systems

efficiency

• Enhanced voltage control

• Grid-connected and islanded

micro-grid operations

• Islanding, black start, 4 cycle

ride-through

• Optimal utilization of energy

storage


Thank you!

Dr. Andreas Luczak

Vanadis Power GmbH

: Zeltnerstr. 3

90443 Nuremberg, Germany

: +49 911 8819 7218

@: [email protected]

www.vanadispower.com


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