A Vancouver-manufactured battery technology could help utilities across Canada add more long-duration energy storage to the grid.
Invinity Energy Systems has announced a strategic collaboration with the First Nations Utility Batteries Partnership, an Indigenous-led and Indigenous-owned development corporation focused on building battery energy storage projects across Canada.
Under a newly signed Joint Proposal Development Agreement, Invinity and FNUBP will work together to identify, develop, and advance battery energy storage system projects designed to support grid reliability, renewable energy integration, and long-term decarbonization.
The agreement carries a strong British Columbia angle. Invinity operates a manufacturing facility in Vancouver, where it produces vanadium flow batteries for utility-grade energy storage projects. The company’s Endurium platform will serve as the long-duration storage technology for projects developed by FNUBP.
FNUBP will act as lead developer, managing the commercial, regulatory, siting, and financing work behind proposed projects. The organization was created to initiate, develop, construct, and ultimately own battery energy storage facilities, with an emphasis on Indigenous leadership, participation, and long-term economic benefit.
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For Invinity, the partnership could help bring its made-in-BC storage systems into more Canadian utility procurement processes at a time when power grids are facing growing demand and increasing pressure to integrate intermittent renewable energy sources.
The collaboration includes recent participation in PEI Energy Corporation’s request for expressions of interest for battery energy storage systems and New Brunswick Power’s request for expressions of interest, as well as potential BC Hydro capacity procurement initiatives expected to follow its Capacity RFEOI.
The companies said the agreement is expected to support a portfolio of long-duration energy storage projects across multiple sites, with a particular focus on British Columbia.
Invinity President Matt Harper said the collaboration shows how governments, industry, and First Nations can work together to help meet Canada’s future electricity capacity needs while deploying low-carbon infrastructure.
Vanadium flow batteries are positioned as an alternative to lithium-ion for long-duration applications where energy needs to be stored and dispatched over extended periods. Invinity says its systems are designed for utility-scale use, long operating lives, and applications where durability and safety are critical.
Those characteristics are becoming more relevant as utilities look for firm, dispatchable capacity to complement renewable generation.
Mike Wise, Partner at FNUBP, said BC Hydro’s Capacity RFEOI highlights the growing importance of long-duration storage in the province’s future electricity system. He said working with Invinity allows FNUBP to pair Indigenous-led project development with proven long-duration storage technology while creating long-term value for First Nations and their communities.
Beyond British Columbia, Invinity and FNUBP said they will explore opportunities in other provinces and future procurement programs across Canada.
For BC’s clean technology sector, the agreement is another example of homegrown energy storage technology being positioned for large-scale infrastructure work. For First Nations, it represents a model where participation in Canada’s energy transition extends beyond consultation to development, ownership, and long-term economic benefit.
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