Informative Articles
2009 - Electric Vehicles get improved mileage from Vanadium Redox Batteries
2009 - Chinese Company Prudent energy buys assets of VRB Power Systems -Company with former interest in Lac Dore Vanadium-Timeline Attached
2009 - Apella Power Point Presentation
2009 - Vanadium Redox batteries being tested in Montana, USA
2009 - Vanadium Blue invented and large scale commercialization now a possibility.
2008 -Two Vanadium Redox Batteries Unveiled in Florida
Vanadium news
Vanadium - The Other Metal That You Never Heard Of
2008 - Subaru doubles the battery range on its electric car concept
2008 - Vanadium - Driving power for electric cars
Vanadium Mineralization and its Industry in Canada: by Mehmet F. Taner, Robert A. Gault and T. Scott Ercit
The Vanadium International Technical Committee (Index of Vanadium Articles)
Vanadium: 1- By Louis Perron
Vanadium: 2 - By Louis Perron
Vandium: By: Peter S. Mitchell
Vanadium Redox Batteries - By Gavin Leiminer
Vanadium applications and uses
Vanadium is a crucial element in the production of high-quality metal alloys. Being compatible with iron and titanium, vanadium foil is used in cladding titanium to steel. Over 50 steel applications currently utilize Vanadium. The aerospace industry relies on Vanadium as advances in technology have led to the creatiion of new alloys that are super light weight and ultra high strength.
Vanadium pentoxide is also used in making ceramics. Another oxide of vanadium, vanadium dioxide VO2, is used in the production of glass coatings, called Vanadium Blue, which blocks infrared radiation (and non visible light) at a specific temperature. This technology is now considered for industrial purposes in 2009.
The possibility to use vanadium redox couples in both half-cells, thereby eliminating the problem of cross contamination by diffusion of ions across the membrane is the advantage of vanadium redox rechargeable batteries. Vanadate can be used for protecting steel against rust and corrosion by electrochemical conversion coating.Lithium vanadium oxide has been proposed for use as a high energy density anode for lithium ion batteries, at 745 Wh/l when paired with a lithium cobalt oxide cathode.
In the last 5 years, the United States Geological Survey reports that 98% of world mine production is derived from South Africa, China and Russia. Large net importers of Vanadium include North America, Western Europe, Japan and Korea for major steel production.