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Long-duration energy storage

Xcel to install Form’s long-duration batteries at retiring coal plants

The utility is testing Form’s 100-hour storage tech to achieve its lofty carbon-reduction goals — and at a scale bigger than nearly any battery plant on earth.

By Julian Spector . 27 January 2023

Long-duration energy storage

Noon Energy raises $28M for a whole new kind of long-duration storage

With its carbon-based storage tech, startup Noon could be among the first to commercialize clean energy storage that can power the grid for days.

By Julian Spector . 18 January 2023

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Long-duration energy storage

Form Energy to build novel iron batteries in West Virginia steel town

The extremely well-funded long-duration storage startup Form Energy found an eager partner in West Virginia’s state government.

By Julian Spector . 22 December 2022

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Energy storage

Long-duration storage firm Energy Vault pivots to short-term batteries

The startup pulled in millions for its novel gravity-based storage design, but most of its deal flow these days comes from garden-variety lithium-ion batteries.

By Julian Spector . 18 November 2022

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Long-duration energy storage

Long-duration energy storage to get $350M boost from Dept. of Energy

Some say it's the key to unlocking a decarbonized grid. Will a new pot of federal funding be enough to push long-duration storage into the mainstream?

By Julian Spector . 15 November 2022

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Long-duration energy storage

Form Energy wins $450M to rust iron for multiday energy storage

The long-duration storage startup is on a fundraising tear as it validates its iron-air battery technology and scouts locations for a U.S. factory.

By Julian Spector . 4 October 2022

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Hydrogen

US green hydrogen hub will put long-haul energy storage to the test

The ACES Delta project in Utah is betting billions of dollars that clean hydrogen can provide months of energy storage. Will it work?

By Jeff St. John . 30 June 2022

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Long-duration energy storage

Energy Dome is on the brink of a long-duration storage breakthrough

This Italian startup is speeding to market, unlike many of its competitors in the long-duration energy storage sector.

By Julian Spector . 28 June 2022

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Clean energy

How California can get to a reliable, 85% clean grid by 2030

A new report finds that more offshore wind and geothermal power could reduce risks of overreliance on massive solar and battery growth to meet state goals.

By Jeff St. John . 10 May 2022

Batteries

Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year

What will record-high lithium costs mean for lithium-ion batteries, which are key to electric vehicles and grid energy storage?

By Julian Spector, Maria Virginia Olano . 6 May 2022

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Long-duration energy storage

Xcel to install Form’s long-duration batteries at retiring coal plants

Noon Energy raises $28M for a whole new kind of long-duration storage

Form Energy to build novel iron batteries in West Virginia steel town

Long-duration storage firm Energy Vault pivots to short-term batteries

Long-duration energy storage to get $350M boost from Dept. of Energy

Form Energy wins $450M to rust iron for multiday energy storage

US green hydrogen hub will put long-haul energy storage to the test

Energy Dome is on the brink of a long-duration storage breakthrough

How California can get to a reliable, 85% clean grid by 2030

Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year