Form Energy公司正在加速推进其铁基长时储能电池技术的商业应用。该公司开发的铁空电池采用"可逆生锈"工艺，能够存储100小时的能量1，旨在为大规模能源存储领域提供成本竞争力的解决方案。根据该公司的目标，这种电池的成本可控制在每千瓦时20美元，与天然气发电方案具有价格竞争力1。
目前，Form Energy已在西弗吉尼亚州建成工厂投入生产1。该公司与Great River Energy签订了一份150兆瓦时系统合约，该系统预计在2027年上线1。更大规模的项目是与Xcel Energy的合作，后者将为谷歌数据中心部署30吉瓦时的储能系统，计划在2028年至2031年期间分阶段上线1。这一谷歌项目的设施占地面积相当于至少75个美式足球场1。
从产能来看，Form Energy目前的年产能为2吉瓦时，但已承诺提升产能至80吉瓦时1。为支撑扩张计划，该公司在2024年8月宣布获得新融资，总融资额已超过20亿美元，其中包括州政府和联邦补助1。
Form Energy has developed iron-based batteries capable of storing energy for up to 100 hours, leveraging a "reversible rusting" process to enable long-duration energy storage at scale 1. The company is currently producing these systems at its West Virginia facility and has secured major commercial contracts to deploy the technology across the United States 1.
The company's largest project to date involves a 30 gigawatt-hour storage system contracted with Xcel Energy to power Google data centers, with phased deployment between 2028 and 2031 1. This facility will occupy an area equivalent to at least 75 American football fields 1. Form Energy has also secured a 150-megawatt-hour system contract with Great River Energy, scheduled to come online in 2027 1. The company aims to achieve a cost target of $20 per kilowatt-hour, positioning its technology as cost-competitive with natural gas alternatives 1.
To support its expansion, Form Energy announced new funding in August 2024, bringing total capital raised to over $2 billion when including state and federal subsidies 1. The company currently operates with an annual production capacity of 2 gigawatt-hours but has committed to expanding that to 80 gigawatt-hours 1.
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