Blog: Go with the Flow

Global Climate Commitments Will Require Global and Local Solutions | By Eric Dresselhuys, CEO

Nov 22, 2022

Building the global clean energy economy isn’t just a matter of replacing today’s coal and gas generation with wind and solar. In order to electrify everything and provide energy to those who still lack it, we will need to build a global energy system three times larger than our current grid, and do this without emitting carbon.

The Challenge for COP 27: Deploy, Deploy, Deploy | By Eric Dresselhuys, CEO

Nov 8, 2022

The theme of many discussions at COP 27 this year is implementation. LDES can enable rapid carbon reductions, particularly in regions which already have significant solar generation.

Iron Flow Batteries Will Deliver Reliable, Sustainable Energy Down Under | By Eric Dresselhuys, CEO

Oct 27, 2022

This week, members of the ESS team were in Australia for All Energy Australia, the largest energy conference in Oceania, to engage with a broad range of market stakeholders including utilities, regulators, power producers and large energy users. It became immediately...

ESS Iron Flow Technology and Florida Sunshine Deliver Clean Energy and Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels | By Hugh McDermott, SVP Sales & Business Development

Oct 17, 2022

In Florida, abundant sunshine means that solar generation can deliver plentiful, low-cost clean energy when the sun is shining. Now, new long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies make it possible to store excess solar energy generated during the day to use...

The Message from National Clean Energy Week: It’s Go Time in the Clean Energy Industry | By Eric Dresselhuys, CEO

Oct 6, 2022

Last week, members of the ESS team were in Washington D.C. for an action packed National Clean Energy Week (NCEW). Led by the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum (CRES Forum), NCEW convened policymakers, industry leaders and other key energy stakeholders...

LDES: Enabling 24/7 Clean Energy | By Hugh McDermott, SVP Sales and Business Development

Sep 14, 2022

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) will play a critical role in the decarbonized economy as society increasingly relies upon intermittent wind and solar energy generation to provide reliable energy around the clock. Growing recognition of this is driving demand for...

American Batteries Get a Boost from the Inflation Reduction Act | By Hugh McDermott, SVP Sales & Business Development

Aug 29, 2022

Energy provisions of IRA deliver benefits for American-made energy storage technologies. The Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) clean energy provisions are transformative for the domestic energy storage industry, delivering significant opportunities for utilities,...

What a Week: ESS Welcomes Energy Secretary and Expands Global Footprint as Landmark Climate Legislation is Enacted | By Eric Dresselhuys, CEO

Aug 17, 2022

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and ESS welcomes Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm to our Wilsonville facility.

Yes, Inflation is Real and Higher Interest Rates Are a Short-Term Fix. Clean Energy is the Long-Term Solution | By Eric Dresselhuys, CEO

Jul 18, 2022

On Friday, Federal Reserve officials signaled a likely July interest rate increase of between 0.75 and 1%, following June’s increase of 0.75%, in an effort to cool inflation which hit 9.1% in June. Today’s inflationary cycle results from a combination of...

Made in America: Catalyzing the Clean Energy Future with American Innovation and Manufacturing | By Chris Montgomery, VP of Supply Chain

Jul 11, 2022

At ESS, we’re catalyzing the clean energy future with American-made Iron Flow Battery (IFB) technology which provides long-duration energy storage to deliver clean power even when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing. As the world transitions to wind and...