Will McNamara led a panel at RE+ Storage in Sacramento on July 1 titled “From Pilots to Deployment: Policy Pathways to Commercialize Long-Duration Storage.” Panelists included Emily Smith (Hydrostor), Brett Simon (e-Zinc), Mark Johnson (Form Energy), Jessie Cuilla Shea (Energy Dome), and John Hasar (Invinity Energy Systems). States nationwide are exploring ways to use multi-hour energy storage to improve the national electric grid. The panel discussed successful pilots, remaining challenges, and how industry and policymakers are shaping this evolving market.
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Technology Commercialization.
