Zinc-Air: The Medium-Duration LDES Solution the Market Needs

Zinc-Air: The Medium-Duration LDES Solution the Market Needs

When most people think of long-duration energy storage (LDES), they think of 100-hour iron-air batteries or vanadium flow systems. But the LDES market is not a monolith. According to the LDES Council, a mix of technologies is essential for grid reliability — and zinc-air batteries occupy a critical...
Iron-Air Batteries: From Ore Energy to Google’s 42GWh Orders

Iron-Air Batteries: From Ore Energy to Google’s 42GWh Orders

Photo: Form EnergyThe iron-air battery — once a forgotten technology from the 1960s — is now the most compelling story in long-duration energy storage (LDES). In just 18 months, it has moved from a pilot project in a Dutch university lab to multi-gigawatt supply agreements with some of the world’s l...