Why Rust Batteries May Be the Future of Energy

Renewable energy sources like solar and wind have now become cheaper than fossil fuels.

Developing long term energy storage is key to overcome their intermittency.

Lithium ion batteries are the state-of-the-art storage technology, but they can only cost effectively provide energy for about 6 hours .

So what if we could extend the battery duration to 100 hours out of thin air and rust?.

Form Energy's A-100 plus hour storage system could have a huge impact on reducing the power generation costs.

Form Energy hasn't put a price tag on its innovation yet, but they claim the technology improvements paired with using extremely abundant materials like iron and air would make their batteries 10 times cheaper than lithium based systems.

Form Energy's grid modeling tool can help design more reliable, cost effective and clean power systems that deliver around the clock electricity.

Formware captured renewables variability across the year much better than conventional models.

Long lasting energy storage will be essential to increase the utilization of renewables.

Combined with lithium ion batteries, iron air systems could accelerate the transition to carbon free electricity.