Microgrids for Mines: Global Perspectives

Energy and Mines, Melodie Michel, November 2017: ESS’ CEO, Craig Evans was interviewed as part of Energy and Mines “Microgrids for Mines: Global Perspectives” report on the importance of using storage to deliver stability and efficiency in the mining...

Why Energy Storage May Be Bigger Thank You Think

Microgrid Knowledge, April 27, 2017 Three decades ago when the Energy Storage Association tried to galvanize support it drew 35 people to the room. Last week, at its annual conference in Denver, there were near 2,000.   Sure, they came because battery prices are...

ESS Announces Shipment of USACE Unit to Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri

ESS announced it has shipped the 60kW/225kWh All-Iron Flow Battery (IFB) system under contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The battery will be part of an integrated microgrid at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, where they will demonstrate long-duration storage...

ESS CEO, Craig Evans, makes World Generations Class of 2017

Craig Evans, ESS CEO made World Generation’s Class of 2017; asserts the company’s primary use of its all-iron flow battery is for PV smoothing. One of the biggest emerging use cases for integrating batteries with solar is long-duration storage and the...

ESS Inc. Appoints David Lazovsky Chairman of the Board of Directors

PDF of Release David Lazovsky March 2017_FINAL PORTLAND, Ore. – March 22, 2017 – ESS Inc. today announced that former President and CEO of Intermolecular, David Lazovsky, has joined as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The appointment comesseven months after...

A Longer Look at Long-duration Energy Storage

Renewable Energy Magazine Editor Jennifer Runyon features ESS Inc. in a recent article on technologies for long-duration storage.  In Jennifer’s piece she does a deeper dive into the recent report ESS Inc. published: Beyond Four Hours: The transition to a more...

ESS Discusses Benefits of ARPA-E’s Technical Guidance

In this video, ESS, an ARPA-E awardee, discusses how the ARPA-E staff supported the development of their project through technical guidance (e.g. helping to identify and address technical challenges), milestone setting, regular onsite visits, and other means. The...

Inside the Race to Build the Battery of Tomorrow

This piece was written by Amelia Urry and originally published on Grist. The Future will be Battery Powered The battery might be the least sexy piece of technology ever invented. The lack of glamour is especially conspicuous on the lower floors of MIT’s materials...