Form Energy announced that it has received $750 million in financing, aimed at expanding the production and deployment of its hundred-hour long-term energy storage batteries. This funding will be used specifically to support the construction of energy storage projects on the grid side, in order to meet the growing demand for power storage.
Form Energy 宣布筹集 7.5 亿美元,旨在扩大其在西弗吉尼亚州的制造能力以建设更多 100 小时级电池。美国今年前三季度安装了 9.7 吉瓦时的储能设施,同比增长 32%,其中 Form Energy 的基于铁的电池可提供长达 100 小时的电力输出,利用氧化还原铁循环替代锂、钴和镍等昂贵矿物。该公司独特的化学工艺使其材料供应链约 80% 源自美国,有助于满足数据中心用电激增的需求;目前其商业项目 backlog 达 80 吉瓦时,较年初增长四倍。本轮 Series G 融资由 T. Rowe Price 领投,Sequoia Capital、Janus Henderson 等机构参与,客户包括 Google、Crusoe、Xcel Energy 和 FuturEnergy Ireland。