Blog: Go with the Flow

After a Momentous Year, Gratitude and Renewed Focus | By Craig Evans, President & Founder

Dec 11, 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, we at ESS have much to be grateful for and to celebrate. To be sure, many faced continued hardship this year in ways that extended well beyond the pandemic; in the energy world, extreme weather, wildfires and power outages again disrupted...

At COP26, Long-Duration Storage Comes into its Own | By Eric Dresselhuys, CEO

Nov 16, 2021

Amid all the bustle, noise, and hot takes from the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, it may be easy to miss some of the more important, quieter, outcomes. That was true even for those of us who were fortunate to attend and get through the rain and crowds. I was...

The Long and Short of It: Segmenting the Energy Storage Market | By Eric Dresselhuys, CEO

Sep 8, 2021

What’s in a label? When it comes to energy storage, clear-cut definitions are still a work in progress. Thanks to rapidly advancing technology, volume-driven cost reductions, and the exponential growth of renewable generation, energy storage is now firmly entrenched...

The Answer to Grid Instability is Not a Quick Fix—It’s Long-Duration Storage | By Craig Evans, President & Founder

Aug 6, 2021

A centralized grid, once the only option, now stands in the way of reliable service for all electricity users. Long-duration storage and microgrids can provide a flexible network of distributed assets delivering the resiliency the grid needs.

The Future is Long (Duration Energy Storage) | By Hugh McDermott, Senior VP of Sales & Business Development

Jun 4, 2021

Ready or not, the watershed moment for long-duration energy storage has arrived. Over the next 30 years, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) anticipates a three-fold increase in global renewable electricity generation. A recent report from Guidehouse...

What’s in Store: Securing the Energy Future of our Grid | By Mike Niggli, Chairman of ESS Inc.’s Board of Directors

Feb 21, 2021

The “Polar Blast” of 2021 laid bare many flaws in the Texas energy supply network, and presented many opportunities for improvement. The changes that are needed – in infrastructure, policy, and operations, will be debated for months, if not years to...