Strypey<p>Vanadium can be found both in Aotearoa;</p><p><a href="https://stockhead.com.au/resources/nzs-new-pro-mining-government-boosts-approval-prospects-for-manukas-massive-vanadium-titanium-project/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stockhead.com.au/resources/nzs</span><span class="invisible">-new-pro-mining-government-boosts-approval-prospects-for-manukas-massive-vanadium-titanium-project/</span></a></p><p>... and Australia;</p><p><a href="https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/vanadium-plant-powers-up-new-economy-mineral-boom/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationaltribune.com.au/vanadiu</span><span class="invisible">m-plant-powers-up-new-economy-mineral-boom/</span></a></p><p>Obviously we don't want the mining done by the profit-obsessed corporatist sociopaths whose ecocidal views are represented in these articles. But if we can find environmentally sensitive ways to obtain this mineral, for use in grid-scale flow batteries, this could make a significant contribution to our energy independence.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/EnergyIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyIndependence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/vanadium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vanadium</span></a></p>