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 . 15 December 2023

A crane lowers a large white metal box onto a construction site as workers in safety gear look on — (Binh Nguyen/Canary Media/Antora Energy)

Long-duration energy storage

Form Energy closes its biggest deal yet for long-duration energy storage

The startup doesn't have any projects in commercial operation, but it has snagged another buyer with Georgia Power's order for a 15 MW/1,500 MWh iron-air battery.

By Julian Spector . 15 June 2023
Fun stuff

Canary Live Boston: Watch the event on Thurs., April 6 at 6:00 PM ET

We're broadcasting our event live from Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass. this week.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 5 April 2023
Hydropower

Giant 1GW pumped-hydro energy storage project enters final review

Planned for White Pine County, Nevada by developer rPlus, it would be one of the first large-scale pumped-hydro projects built in the U.S. in decades.

By Julian Spector . 8 March 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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