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Spencer Nelson
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Energy wonk, and lead federal policy at Form Energy. Formerly of ClearPath and US Senate. We make multi-day batteries to ride out winter storms and dunkelflautes!
There's value in short-duration lithium batteries for intra and interday cycling, but we've found that multiday storage can greatly reduce the amount of renewables overbuild you typically see in a 100% clean energy scenario.
November 22, 2023 at 1:58 PM
we pair well with any multi-day (MD) mismatch in electricity supply and demand, whether that's due to renewables reductions, or a general lack of capacity. We pair particularly well with offshore wind. We've done a lot of modeling on the role of MD storage, we find that a mix of durations is best
November 22, 2023 at 1:57 PM
you bet. We are currently building our first large-scale factory in West Virginia, it will start production next summer. We have ~5GWh of contracts signed, mostly with Xcel, Dominion, Southern, and a couple others.
weekly construction update videos on our youtube: www.youtube.com/@formenergyinc
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November 22, 2023 at 1:54 PM
Reposted by Spencer Nelson
Hmm, perhaps when Iron-air batteries start becoming more commonplace we shall see some more wind/battery dual deployment then, since they are more suitable for long periods of charging and discharging.
November 21, 2023 at 2:04 PM