Tyfast and US Vanadium Sign MOU to Advance Industrial-Scale Production of Lithium Vanadium Oxide Anodes for Heavy-Duty EV Batteries
Date: 27 May 2025 |
Source: US Vanadium News, 27 May 2025
Collaboration highlights innovative vanadium applications and circular production from U.S. post-industrial waste streams
Vanitec is pleased to share news of a significant industry development: Tyfast Energy Corp., a U.S.-based innovator in high-performance battery anodes, and Vanitec member US Vanadium LLC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly scale the production of lithium vanadium oxide (LVO) anodes. These advanced anodes are tailored for demanding applications in the heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) sector and are powered by high-purity vanadium oxide derived from post-industrial waste.
The joint development programme will focus on producing precision-milled vanadium oxide at US Vanadium’s facility in Hot Springs, Arkansas. This material will serve as a critical input for Tyfast’s proprietary LVO anode technology, which offers:
- Charging speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional lithium-ion batteries
- Over 10,000 full-depth charge-discharge cycles
- Reliable performance at low temperatures, including fast charging at -20 °C
- Improved safety over traditional graphite-based systems
These performance benefits make the LVO-based batteries particularly well-suited to construction, mining, trucking, and military platforms, where durability, extreme operating conditions, and uptime are essential.
“Our partnership with US Vanadium not only localizes our supply chain but also advances circular manufacturing by utilizing post-industrial waste streams to create high-value battery materials right here in the U.S.” said GJ la O’, CEO of Tyfast Energy.
US Vanadium CEO Darrell Castle commented: “By leveraging our existing capabilities in high-purity vanadium oxide and expanding into precision-milled battery-grade materials, we are supporting critical defense and energy storage applications while building U.S. industrial leadership.”
The initiative includes installation of advanced milling equipment at US Vanadium’s site, enabling on-site production of the ultra-fine vanadium oxide powders required for Tyfast’s anode materials. The two companies will continue working together to improve processing efficiency and further reduce production costs while scaling up for next-generation battery manufacturing.
The collaboration is supported by multiple U.S. government agencies. Tyfast has secured funding from the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency to demonstrate high-performance batteries for military applications, and from the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation for commercial EV development. US Vanadium, majority-owned by TechMet and supported by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), was also recently awarded funding from the Defense Logistics Agency for its high-purity vanadium oxide production used in aerospace-grade titanium alloys.
This partnership reinforces the expanding role of vanadium in the global energy transition and demonstrates its potential to drive performance and sustainability in lithium-ion battery systems.