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Marion Rae

First battery use of vanadium electrolyte made locally

Integrating the battery is "a significant milestone" for AVL, CEO Graham Arvidson says. (Supplied by Avl/AAP PHOTOS)

Factory acceptance testing of a long-duration energy storage battery has been successfully completed in a potential breakthrough for a local supply chain.

Already being ramped up in China, vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) could play a key role in storing and time-shifting energy generated from solar panels and wind turbines.

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