Long-term storage (storage defined by producing over 10 hours of energy) seems like a simple answer to solving renewable energy’s intermittency problems. However, needed change in energy markets, connectivity to the grid and scaling the manufacture of long duration batteries are three obstacles standing in the way.
Form Energy, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
ESS Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Research & Analysis Director, Clean Energy Technology
Stanford University
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, of Energy Science and Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy