Podcast
What do you do with a 100-hour battery?
Form Energy’s Mateo Jaramillo argues that utilities can use multiday storage to do more than balance intermittent renewables.
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By Shayle Kann . 46 min .
Long-duration energy storage
Clean energy manufacturing
Clean energy factories, thermal storage get boost from new tax credits
The IRS just released rules on incentives for clean energy manufacturers that make stuff in the U.S. Long-duration storage and thermal batteries could benefit the most.
By Julian Spector .
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Energy storage
Will this startup finally crack the code on flow battery tech?
Germany's CMBlu just pulled in a 100-million-euro investment, is ramping up manufacturing and has contracts with major utilities. Can it succeed where others have failed?By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Why Energy Vault went from disrupting batteries to selling them
The buzzy startup raised a record $110M back in 2019 to transform grid storage with novel long-duration tech, but now it's embracing industry favorite lithium-ion.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Long-duration storage gets big boost with $325M from DOE
The department selected nine proposals with the goal of accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies, which could be key to cleaning up the grid.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Sacramento utility rolls out its first long-duration grid batteries
The municipal utility is tapping flow batteries from ESS for on-demand clean power. The project, ESS’ biggest, will provide an early test of the tech’s potential.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Eos wins $400M DOE loan guarantee to build longer-lasting batteries
Long-duration energy storage is a tough business, but it's vital to decarbonizing the grid. Eos thinks its zinc-based batteries are the best candidate for the job.By Jeff St. John .
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Video
Video: How the Inflation Reduction Act has transformed US clean energy
Watch a conversation on the historic climate law’s impact featuring the Department of Energy’s David Crane and Canary Media’s Julian Spector.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Is Azelio's abrupt bankruptcy a bad omen for long-duration energy storage?
Many say long-duration storage is the energy transition's holy grail, but startups in the space are staring down brutally tough market conditions.By Eric Wesoff .
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Long-duration energy storage
Grid storage innovator Energy Dome closes $60M funding round
The Italian long-duration storage startup is racing to build commercial projects after proving out its CO2-based storage technology for a major Italian utility.By Julian Spector .
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Podcast
A groundbreaking long-duration battery nears industrial scale
Form Energy makes an iron-air battery capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours. The startup is now preparing for high-volume manufacturing.PlayBy Stephen Lacey . 44 min .
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