Groundbreaking Ceremony for Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes’s 134MW/536MWh Vanadium Flow Battery Production Line in Wu’an, China
Date: 24 Feb 2025 |
Source: VRFB-Battery, 24 February 2025
On 22 February, the city of Wu’an held its 2025 Spring Project Commencement Ceremony at the site of the Hebei Qingfeng Green Energy 10-million-ton Coal Gangue Comprehensive Utilization Project. One of the major projects initiated at the event was Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd.’s vanadium flow battery energy storage project, which will play a significant role in advancing China’s renewable energy sector.
About the Project
The ¥939 million ($130 million USD) project will span 238 acres with a planned total construction area of 94,500 square meters. The project will establish a full-process vanadium flow battery production line, including key facilities such as a vanadium slag crushing workshop, roasting and leaching workshops, electrolyte processing facilities, battery production units, and supporting environmental and automation systems.
Once completed, the facility will have an annual production capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of vanadium electrolyte, 134MW/536MWh of vanadium flow battery systems, and 600 tons of vanadium-aluminum alloy for the aerospace sector. The project is expected to generate an annual revenue of ¥1.539 billion ($214 million USD), with an estimated net profit of ¥156 million ($22 million USD) and tax contributions of ¥92 million ($12.8 million USD), while creating 372 new jobs.
Advancing Energy Storage Technology
This cutting-edge project will leverage advanced high-power density vanadium flow battery technology developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The technology enhances the economic viability and reliability of flow battery systems, overcoming engineering and scalability challenges associated with next-generation energy storage solutions.
Vanadium flow batteries are a safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly energy storage solution, offering advantages such as long cycle life, high safety standards, and low lifecycle costs. With their ability to support grid balancing, renewable energy storage, and backup power applications, vanadium flow batteries are often referred to as the “power bank” of the electricity sector.