The itinerary for the mines and money show in London England at the end of the year just came out and I noticed a large focus on redox flow through batteries.

While lithium is great for batteries for electric cars due to light weight and getting from 0 to 60 in so many seconds.....it is also expensive.

With backup for solar, wind, peakshaving, utility back up etc......weight doesn't really matter.

And the zero to 60 ...in so many seconds....doesn't matter.

The big focus is vanadium redox flow through batteries .....and...

iron-chromium flow through batteries...

Biggest stumbling block in this industry has been cost and availability (politically safe countries)...

The ROF will be able to take advantage of this market.

Coincidentally ?? the high USA dollar and some other forces...created some convenient chapter 11 bankruptcies .....much like we saw in the coal and iron ore companies across North America.

If time allows...some interesting reading for you below...did you know Ontario "had" a 10 year commitment for vanadium redox flow through batteries....the project was supposed to start 2017...but due to the bankruptcy "stuff"....I suppose this is temporarily shelved?

I wonder who will scoop these yummy companies like sunedison and enervault???and their intellectual properties.????

http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/sunedison--imergy-partner-to-supply-5-mw-battery-storage-in-canada_100022392/#axzz4HWK4oNq9

"SunEdison Inc. and Imergy Power Systems have partnered up to supply Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) with 5 MW of battery storage. The project is slated for completion in 2017."

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http://investors.sunedison.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=106680&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2159218

SunEdison has hired Rothschild Inc.. and McKinsey Recovery & Transformation Services U.S., LLC as advisors in connection with the Company's restructuring. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher& Flom LLP is acting as its legal advisor.

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/sunedisons-collapse-casts-doubt-over-imergys-india-sales

SunEdison was ultimately hoping to install 5,000 microgrids over five years, working with the New Delhi-based Omnigrid Micropower Company (OMC).

OMC said its rural electrification program, which received a $4.5 million boost from the Rockefeller Foundation this March, is not in danger. At least 100 of the microgrids are due to be funded by the foundation

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http://www.utilitydive.com/news/sunedison-bankruptcy-takes-down-flow-battery-developer/423675/

http://www.energy-storage.news/news/imergy-enters-insolvency-and-lays-off-its-staff

Silicon valley-headquartered flow battery maker Imergy Power Systems has entered into ABC insolvency and terminated the contracts of all its staff, the company has confirmed.

Investors withdrew their support for Imergy, which subsequently appointed advisory firm Sherwood Partners to dispose of its assets and intellectual property assets

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iron-chromium redox flow through battery

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2014/05/30/enervault-unveils-first-of-its-kind-iron-chromium-megawatt-scale-flow-battery/#7ea7b5cf5f7c

http://www.energy.ca.gov/2015publications/CEC-500-2015-051/CEC-500-2015-051.pdf

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Flow-Battery-Startup-EnerVault-Files-For-Assignment-Before-Creditors