Iron Battery Technology Potential: Two Companies Describe Their Merits

From December 5, 2024, presented by Rachel Wilson, Manager of Strategy and Market Development, Form Energy; and Paul Notti, Director of Sales, ESS, Inc.

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As utilities like Seattle City Light look toward years of projected load growth and more renewable resources enter the grid, the use of batteries will be an important factor to help control costs, increase reliability, and improve service.

This webinar will feature two companies working on iron battery technologies, Form Energy & ESS. Each will discuss their use cases and where and how they can most advantageously be applied.

WHAT WILL BE LEARNED

Form will present their technology and:
Demonstrate the value of multi-day storage in various markets across the United States to cost-effectively meet reliability and decarbonization targets
Examine specific use cases for multi-day storage
Evaluate the operational and value of multi-day storage across a variety of weather conditions, and its contributions toward grid reliability and resiliency

ESS will present their technology and:
ESS as a flexible resource
Customer use cases
Safety aspects of the iron flow battery
Green tech workforce opportunities in local communities

AUDIENCE

Utility planners
Resource acquisition
Large users who want some backup
Microgrid owners and operators
Solar & wind developers
People who want to know about the future of utility operations and the integration with batteries