What is ESS Inc.?

ESS Inc. is a company founded in Portland, Oregon in 2011 by a team with deep experience in fuel cells, electrochemistry, advanced material science and renewable energy that manufactures low-cost, long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications requiring 4+ hours of flexible energy capacity.

How are ESS batteries made?

ESS’s long-duration batteries are manufactured using iron, salt and water, and offer customers, safe, low-cost and sustainable energy storage.

Why should you choose ESS batteries?

That enables stacked revenue streams. Long-duration energy storage (LDES) is the linchpin of the energy transition, and ESS batteries are purpose-built to enable decarbonization. As the first commercial manufacturer of iron flow battery technology, ESS is delivering safe, sustainable, and flexible LDES around the world.

What is ESS Energy warehouse TM?

As an indication of this demand, ESS has already announced customer orders from ENEL in Spain for the delivery 17 ESS Energy Warehouse™ iron flow battery systems, providing a combined capacity of 8.5 MWh, which will be used to support an EU-backed solar farm and provide resilience for the local power grid.

When will ESS start deploying long-duration batteries in Europe?

ESS is scheduled to begin European deployment of its long-duration batteries during the second half of 2022. The European region is expected to require up to 20 TWh of long-duration energy storage if it is to meet UN climate change goals of Grid Net-Zero by 2040 1.

What is ESS & how does it work?

ESS was established in 2011 with a mission to accelerate decarbonization safely and sustainably through longer lasting energy storage. Using easy-to-source iron, salt, and water, ESS’ iron flow technology enables energy security, reliability and resilience.