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Go with the flow (batteries)
There is a gap in the market for long-duration energy storage (LDES), according to US-based manufacturer ESS Inc. – one which can’t be plugged with lithium-ion chemistry. Hugh McDermott, of ESS Inc. tells pv magazine how he thinks iron flow batteries fit into the energy system of the future, as the company pursues global expansion.
ESS Announces Actions to Position the Company for the Future
Kelly Goodman, current Vice President of Legal, has been appointed interim CEO. Eric Dresselhuys has resigned from the role of CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

ESS Celebrates Commercial Launch of Energy Center™ Product
ESS Celebrates Commercial Launch of Energy Center™ Product First commercial deliveries to Florida utility and construction of demonstration Energy Center™...

ESS’ Australian Partner Raises AU$65M in Public and Private Funds to Accelerate Iron Flow Deployments
Investment will support achievement of Energy Storage Industries – Asia Pacific’s 400MW annual iron flow battery production target using ESS technology ...
ESS Celebrates $50M Manufacturing Expansion at Oregon Headquarters Funded by U.S. Export-Import Bank’s Make More in America Initiative
ESS hosted a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the company’s growing domestic manufacturing capacity. ESS became the first energy storage manufacturer to be supported by the Make More in America Initiative of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) with the recent approval of a $50 million financing package.
ESS Reverse Stock Split Statement
ESS filed a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a special stockholder meeting expected to be held on August 23, 2024 to authorize ESS’s Board of Directors to enact a reverse stock split.
Make More in America Initiative to Fund Expansion of ESS’ Long-Duration Energy Storage Manufacturing Capacity
ESS announced that a financing package of $50 million was approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Board of Directors under the Make More in America Initiative. This financing will fund the expansion of ESS’ production capacity in Wilsonville, Ore. to meet rapidly growing global demand for LDES.
ESS’ Iron Flow Batteries Selected by Indian Energy and the California Energy Commission to Demonstrate Utility-Scale Resilient Microgrids
ESS Tech, Inc. announced that it will participate in the Rapid Integration and Commercialization Unit (RICU) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The RICU is a venture between Indian Energy, the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to validate LDES technologies.
ESS’s Energy Center Receives Smarter E Innovation Award Underscoring Critical Role of LDES in Clean Energy Transition
ESS announced that its Energy Center™ system was awarded the Smarter E Award for Energy Storage Technologies at the smarter E Award ceremony occurring in advance of Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany.