$150,000,000
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - RAPID: REALIZING ADVANCED PRODUCTION OF IRON-AIR BATTERIES FOR COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT THIS PROJECT WILL PROCURE AND INSTALL FORM FACTORY 1, LLC'S (FF1) FIRST 15 GIGAWATT HOUR (GWH) SEMI-AUTOMATED IRON-AIR BATTERY MANUFACTURING LINE AT ITS NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY. THIS FACTORY WILL MAKE 100-HOUR IRON-AIR MULTI-DAY STORAGE ENERGY SYSTEMS THAT ENABLE THE GRID TO RUN COST-EFFECTIVELY AND RELIABLY ON CLEAN ELECTRICITY YEAR-ROUND. FF1 WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY BUILDING A NEW SEMI-AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING LINE AND RAMPING TO AT LEAST 15 GWH/YR CAPACITY.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Latest obligation on a 2025 iron-air battery manufacturing line project to scale production to 15 GWh/year capacity.
Long-duration grid storage is critical to enabling 24/7 clean electricity; iron-air batteries offer cost-effective multi-day storage at scale.
Domestic battery manufacturing capacity reduces reliance on imports; success attracts downstream demand from utilities and grid operators.
U.S. is racing China in long-duration energy storage; domestic iron-air production strengthens supply-chain independence in critical battery technology.
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