Redt Energy Share Discussion Threads

[pierre oreilly] 03/3/2017 13:27

There are lots of factors even if the basic theory of where the sun is is known. Clouds take generation down from almost 4kW to 500W in a few seconds, and shading on any panel drastically affects the total generation too (althought there are microinverters to minimise that at a cost) etc etc. The difference between winter and summer in the uk is quite large, a factor of 10 in my case for the worst winter q compared to the best summer q, ut i have shading issues. The gov have tables of expected generation at any place, if that's what you want to know.

[alchemy] 03/3/2017 13:15

Does that mean if we specified 1.7 times the area with movable panels we would yield the same as at the equator. How does our longer summer day help; how does our shorter winter days penalise?

[littlepop] 03/3/2017 13:11

re. 444 - Beginning to think along those lines too Bobby. Still optimistic and still quids in, but the longer this drifts without news, the more doubts are setting in. My concern has always been that RedT will find it impossible to compete with some of the huge companies that are involved in battery tech. Beginning to think that a buyout may be our best option now. I just hope that the lack of news (which is pretty typical RedT behaviour) is because they are all too busy, but we must be due an update soon.

[alchemy] 03/3/2017 13:07

Ah you mis-judge me. That was to start my process - of thinking and analysing , whilst we wait for news.Do contribute further though!

[pierre oreilly] 03/3/2017 10:54

1/sin36 = 1.7 Only 3rd year maths required, no googling needed.

That's the correct answer to what you are asking, but you're not asking the right question. That would only apply at midday. And only for panels mounted horizontally.

[alchemy] 03/3/2017 09:34

Lol & thanks

[bobby.ifa] 03/3/2017 09:12

Someone will cut & paste an answer for you Alc', he's just sleeping off a quart of Porto!

[alchemy] 03/3/2017 09:06

At the equator the sun hits a PV panel at ninety degrees.At our latitude much less - 36 degrees..at mid-summer day.The price of PV is falling and can be over-specked and still economic.Who is good at sines and cosines? How much extra area do we need to cover to get equator-like yields?

[bobby.ifa] 02/3/2017 13:31

Trouble is Pierre, I have already done the long term bit, now want the rewards of that patience, despite all the clatter on here from bill & ben.

[pierre oreilly] 02/3/2017 13:22

Alch, yeah it's a shame, and things could have easily been so different in my view. When these were on the boil a couple of months ago, some decent, believable, relevant, informed, thread such as this could have kept it boiling, attracting lots of new investors and retaining existing ones in between the boosts from bullish news via rnss. It's more or less impossible to get to that position again once it's not in pis' focus. But worry not, as soon as news is released the price will get a kick up the backside again, and it will be on the boil again. There are just so many possible good news releases possible.I expect the same two will make exactly the same mistake again, but we can always hope they don't. Much better a 50% boost fro 40p rather than a 50% boost from 10p. All this is just the nature of small pi sensitive companies. Most pis have the attention span of a goldfish unfortunately, but that's the way it is. Long term there's no worries here.

[alchemy] 02/3/2017 10:16

Difficult to accept this drift down. But expect spirits and share price to rise. How about around 23rd April?

[tradermel] 02/3/2017 08:02

China’s Push For Energy Storage




One such demonstration project is already underway. In April 2016, the National Energy Administration approved the construction of a giant energy storage project in the northeast city of Dalian, where Chinese battery manufacturer Dalian Rongke is now building a 200-megawatt vanadium redox flow battery facility – a system so large that it will nearly triple China’s present grid-connected battery capacity when it is completed in 2018.

[shavian] 02/3/2017 00:18

Dlg, you are a walking encyclopaedia! In answer to your post, I'm a bit of a newbie to Vanadium and I just want to get my head around the supply/demand scenarios. You are right: if I thought the choke point was in Vanadium, I'd buy something like Prophesy or Largo. But if Vanadium is like Lithium, common as muck in small quantitites around the globe i'd look for something else. All the talk this week is of cobalt, and the horrid exploitation of child miners in the Congo by Chinese agents and mining companies.. But Cobalt can be bypassed as a battery material.. I?m just looking for the golden key to growth in the energy storage space. In the meantime RedT seems a great starting point on the commercialisation of this technology. I just want to combine this with a purchase on the supply side. Any ideas out there?

PS DLg I forgot to thank you for all the great research

[dogrunner11] 01/3/2017 23:25

Largo did a fund raiser recently to extract more and we have locked in prices with someone.

Let's not forget Scott is part of the task force on this, he's not concerned and there's many other countries that will assist especially if Donald can unlock Russia's potential.

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 22:07

I wonder who will be tendering for this.....vanadium flow battery storage system


Title: Battery storage system at Ysgol Abermorddu
Published by: Flintshire County Council
Publication Date: 28/02/2017
Deadline Date: 28/03/2017
Deadline Time: 15:00
Notice Type: Contract Notice
Has Documents: No
Abstract: The works shall consist of a full turnkey solution including the design, supply, installation, connection, commissioning and handover of a liquid vanadium flow battery storage system for the storage of existing solar generation, when solar generation is in excess of school demand. This will also include, but should not be limited to, the provision of all civil works, trenching, fencing, and connection to the main distribution board.The battery will be discharged overnight using stored solar generation (i.e. time shifting) for use by the school and will not be charged via grid supplied electricity unless there is a shortfall in stored electricity and grid electricity is deemed necessary to complete the charge. Off grid operation is not required.
This project is subject to planning approval being granted and the contractor will be required to provide design drawings and associated information to be submitted with the planning application. No formal contract will be signed until planning permission has been granted.

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 22:06

or perhaps you have another motive, as a few do on here...

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 22:03

Shavian you clearly think there will be a shortage of vanadium..If I was thinking along your lines I would be selling REDT and buying a vanadium stock...but you still choose to stick with REDT.....now that is strange !!!! Why ??? perhaps you could enlighten us !!!!

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 22:00

“The line has been reconstructed under financial support of Converse Group (Moscow) and it will recycle vanadium waste that will be shipped from Russia and the finished product will be vanadium powder. The powder will be sent to Russian partners,” Fayozov said.

According to him, Converse Group will pay for the finished product. 100 people are expected to work with the line.

“This year, the enterprise plans to recycle almost 6,000 tons of vanadium waste,” said the director general, “In the future, we will be able recycle up to 36,000 tons of waste that will allow to create 200 other new jobs.”

Read more: hxxp://news.tj/en/news/tajikistan/economic/20110121/tajik-plant-produce-recycled-vanadium-russia

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 21:56

Africa, Energizer Resources (TSX:EGZ) believes its project in Madagascar has the potential to be one of the largest sources of vanadium in the world.

Syrah Resources (ASX:SYR) is exploring a project in Mozambique to examine its potential for vanadium production.

China, a large producer of vanadium, is also the largest user of vanadium.

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 21:46

Some of the world’s leading Vanadium exploration companies are located in Canada. Here are some examples:

Gossan Resources Ltd (CVE: GSS) is engaged in the exploration and development of properties that contain gold, platinum group and base metals, as well as the specialty and strategic metals tantalum, lithium, cesium, titanium, vanadium and chromium.

Apella Resources (CVE: APA) is a tier-one, Vancouver based company who holds 100 percent interest in nine properties located in Ontario and Quebec.

Northern Shield Resources Inc. (CVE: NRN) started off in 1999 with a focus on diamonds and platinum in 2006, the company shifted its focus to the Platinum Group Elements (PGE) and base metals including vanadium.

Energizer Resources (CVE: EGZ), formerly Uranium Star, is an exploration company with vanadium interests in Quebec Ontario, and Madagascar.

Rocky Mountain Resources (CVE:RKY) a tier-one metals exploration and development company focused on developing environmentally favorable projects, including a world-class vanadium resource in the state of Nevada, U.S.A., and evaluating other opportunities.

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 21:41

Largo Resources (‘Largo’, TSXV: LGO) is a Canadian miner developing the Maracas vanadium property in Brazil. Early in March, Largo announced that the processing facility for the project have started in the State of Bahia. With the commissioning of the processing facility, Largo has effectively shifted phase from construction to commissioning. The Maracas mine is set to become one of the most important in the world and it is one of the three vanadium projects conducted by Largo Resources in Brazil. Moreover, Largo has signed an offtake agreement to supply Glencore International with 100% of its vanadium for six years. Largo expects to produce, with a total investment of USD$ 555 million, an initial amount of 5,100 tons of vanadium pentoxide per year.

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 21:38

This is just Australia.....

List of the 17 ASX companies with Vanadium JORC Resources
Alcoa Inc AAI
Altona Mining Limited AOH
AngloGold Ashanti Limited AGG
Atlantic Ltd ATI
Atlas Iron Limited AGO
Aura Energy Limited AEE
BHP Billiton Limited BHP
Bluescope Steel Limited BSL
Energy Metals Limited EME
Intermin Resources Limited IRC
King River Copper KRC
Paladin Energy Ltd PDN
Reed Resources Ltd RDR
Rio Tinto Limited RIO
South American Iron & Steel Corporation Limited SAY
Speewah Metals Limited Name Change to King River Copper SPM
TNG Limited TNG
Yellow Rock Resources Limited YRR

[dlg3] 01/3/2017 21:36

Vanadium is also present in bauxite and in deposits of crude oil, coal, oil shale and tar sands. In crude oil, concentrations up to 1200 ppm have been reported. When such oil products are burned, traces of vanadium may cause corrosion in engines and boilers. An estimated 110,000 tonnes of vanadium per year are released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels.

[shavian] 01/3/2017 21:15

So where is it being mined?