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Can battery technology unlock long-duration energy storage?

The batteries work fabulously for discharging a few hours of electricity, but they’re too expensive to dispatch energy for much longer. Now several companies say they have developed cheaper technologies, including flow batteries and metal-air batteries, that promise to unlock long-duration energy storage.

Will long-duration energy storage unlock full decarbonization?

Long-duration energy storage is one of the final keys needed to unlock full decarbonization of the energy system. While wide scale deployment of longer-duration storage may seem far in the future, lithium-ion batteries went from a few demonstration projects to gigawatts of annual capacity additional in less than a decade.

Should utility customers get paid for long-duration energy storage?

Like the analysts questioning Form’s approach, Marshak doesn’t see a good way for customers to get paid for long-duration energy storage, so he thinks it’s wise to take smaller steps until utility customers are more prepared to use multiday batteries.

Are utility-scale lithium-ion batteries the future of energy storage?

As Form has progressed, the number of utility-scale lithium-ion battery projects has skyrocketed. But the market for long-duration energy storage is only just starting to materialize, and many utilities are hesitant to jump from lithium-ion systems that last a few hours to multiday batteries like Form’s.