Will Vanadium Replace Lithium?

Vanadium-flow batteries have a low energy density, meaning they will most likely not replace lithium-ion batteries in mobile phones or electric vehicles. Their use for large-scale, stationary projects, however, could be a game-changer for the energy transition.

What can replace lithium?

Are vanadium batteries better than lithium?

They're safer, more scalable, longer-lasting, and there's much more Vanadium than Lithium in the Earth's crust. But commercialisation suffers from the high cost of Vanadium extraction. So researchers are working on how to store more electricity through improved chemistry, and improved cell and stack designs.