California Energy Commission | State of California Awards Technology Contract to Form Energy (September 2025)

The California Energy Commission’s EPIC program funded Form Energy to demonstrate and validate a kilowatt-scale prototype of its 100-hour iron-air battery system in San Francisco to provide multiday energy storage for grid reliability. The validated technology later supported the company’s factory development and substantial private financing.

Document date · September 1, 2025

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Contract type

TECHNOLOGY

Document type

Report

Source document

California Energy Commission Report 2024 EPIC Highlights 2025-09-01

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