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Largo Announces Proposed Joint Venture with Stryten Energy to Bring Innovation and Scale to North American Vanadium Flow Battery Market
New Relationship Would Establish Integrated Supply Chain for Vanadium and Vanadium Electrolyte Manufacturing; Support Growing Demand For Long-duration Energy St
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[{"type":"text","content":" New Relationship Would Establish Integrated Supply Chain for Vanadium and Vanadium Electrolyte Manufacturing; Support Growing Demand For Long-duration Energy Storage Solutions TORONTO / Mar 18, 2024 / Business Wire / Largo Inc. (TSX: LGO) (NASDAQ: LGO) is pleased to announce the signing of a non-binding letter of intent with Stryten Energy LLC (“Stryten”) to establish a 50:50 joint venture that would combine the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Largo Clean Energy Corp. (“LCE”) with Stryten’s vanadium redox flow battery (“VRFB”) business (the “Proposed Transaction”). This announcement comes in concert with Enel Green Power España and LCE’s go-live of a 5.5-megawatt hour VRFB in Spain, the deployment of one of the largest utility scale vanadium system in Europe. The combination of the parties’ decades of VRFB technology expertise, access to raw vanadium supplies from friendly sources, and high-volume electrolyte production capabilities is expected to transform the long-duration energy storage (“LDES”) sector in North America. The estimated market in North America for VRFB LDES solutions is hundreds of Gigawatts in size, requiring the creation of a vertically integrated vanadium supply chain to reliably meet this demand. It is expected that this joint venture would provide access to U.S.-produced vanadium electrolyte needed for VRFB manufacturers to accelerate the commercial deployment of vanadium battery solutions. “The agreement is a direct result of our review and evaluation of strategic alternatives to unlock and fully maximize the value of LCE,” said Daniel Tellechea, Director and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Largo. “The distinctive value proposition LCE presents for vanadium batteries and the long-duration energy storage sector, including its patented vanadium flow battery stack technology, electrolyte purification technology and access to vanadium through Largo Physical Vanadium Corp. (TSX.V:VAND, OTCQX:VANAF), were key determining factors in advancing our discussions with Stryten. Additionally, Stryten’s ability to produce electrolyte in large volumes will help reduce the overall cost for VRFB solutions, a critical factor in catalyzing the commercial adoption of the technology and meeting the DOE LCOS targets.” The Proposed Transaction remains subject to, among other conditions, negotiation of definitive agreements...