• About
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Events
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Newsletter
SUBSCRIBE
  • News
    • Contracts awarded
    • Open tenders and opportunities
    • Events
  • Features
  • Water
  • Wastewater
  • Gas
  • Electricity
  • Civil Construction
  • Events
No Results
View All Results
  • News
    • Contracts awarded
    • Open tenders and opportunities
    • Events
  • Features
  • Water
  • Wastewater
  • Gas
  • Electricity
  • Civil Construction
  • Events
No Results
View All Results
Home Electricity Batteries & Storage

Vanadium battery to power WA energy storage pilot

by Yasmin Isaacs
August 1, 2023
in Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Solar, Spotlight
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Regional energy supplier for Western Australia, Horizon Energy, has purchased a vanadium redox flow battery for an energy storage pilot situated in Kununurra. 

Horizon Power is the first Australian regional energy utility to purchase a vanadium redox flow battery and has signed an agreement with VSUN Energy, a subsidiary of Australian Vanadium Limited, for the purchase, installation and commissioning of the battery. 

The 78kW/220kWh battery will enable Horizon Power to test the capabilities of providing long periods of 100 per cent renewable energy, with the potential for it to be used across WA. 

State Minister for Energy, Bill Johnston, said that vanadium batteries are crucial for the state to reduce decarbonisation.

“Vanadium redox flow batteries are specifically designed to deliver energy over a long period of time, which is crucial for achieving the high levels of decarbonisation we are after.

“This is another example of Horizon Power leading the way when it comes to utilising cutting-edge, clean energy technology,” Mr Johnston said. 

The temperature resilient and long duration capacity vanadium batteries can store high volumes of excess energy and provide backup power during the peak times of demand or when power supply is interrupted as well as minimising the need for costly fossil fuel generation and grid infrastructure upgrades. 

The technology within the vanadium batteries has the potential to help provide long-term solutions for microgrids and off-grid power systems which will work with the pilot, helping provide key findings around how the technology can be integrated into Horizon Power’s network. 

“If the pilot is successful, there is potential to expand the use of long-duration, 100 per cent renewable energy across Horizon Power’s 2.3 million square-kilometre network,” Mr Johnston said. 

The battery is expected to arrive in Perth during the early months of 2024 and after successful testing, will later be transported to Kununurra. 

Related Posts

Image:  kstipek/stock.adobe.com

WA seeks industry feedback on future energy needs

by Sarah MacNamara
June 18, 2025

The Western Australian Government will engage with peak industry bodies to assess how the state can position its economy to...

The new community battery in Coburg. Image: Jemena

Jemena switches on new community battery

by Sarah MacNamara
June 18, 2025

Residents in Coburg are set to harness cheaper, cleaner and reliable energy, with Jemena and the Federal Government launching a...

Image: New South Wales Government

NSW Government unveils landmark VPP

by Sarah MacNamara
June 18, 2025

New South Wales is celebrating the launch of its first large-scale virtual power plant (VPP), aimed at managing the reliable...

Please login to join discussion

Read our magazine

Join our newsletter

View our privacy policy, collection notice and terms and conditions to understand how we use your personal information.
Utility is the title of choice for decision makers at all levels of water and energy utilities, as well as other major players like consulting engineers and first-tier contractors. Utility is integrated across print and online, and explores the biggest news and issues across the utility industry. It is Australia’s only dedicated utility magazine, and covers all areas of the utility sector, including water and sewer, gas, electricity, communications and the NBN.

Subscribe to our newsletter

View our privacy policy, collection notice and terms and conditions to understand how we use your personal information.

About Utility

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Digital magazine
  • Events
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Collection Notice
  • Privacy Policy

Popular Topics

  • News
  • Water
  • Electricity
  • Projects
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Spotlight
  • Civil Construction
  • Renewable Energy

© 2025 All Rights Reserved. All content published on this site is the property of Prime Creative Media. Unauthorised reproduction is prohibited

No Results
View All Results
NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE
  • News
    • Contracts awarded
    • Open tenders and opportunities
    • Events
  • Features
  • Water
  • Wastewater
  • Gas
  • Electricity
  • Civil Construction
  • Events
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact

© 2025 All Rights Reserved. All content published on this site is the property of Prime Creative Media. Unauthorised reproduction is prohibited