$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
Fund construction and operation of a 15 GWh/year iron-air battery manufacturing facility for grid-scale energy storage systems.
Iron-air batteries enable cost-effective renewable energy storage at scale, critical for grid reliability as U.S. transitions to clean electricity.
Signals major domestic battery manufacturing capacity buildout; will drive demand for iron, air-processing equipment, and advanced manufacturing systems.
Reduces U.S. dependence on Chinese battery manufacturing and positions domestic producers in the multi-day storage market where China currently dominates.
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