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美国长时储能公司 Form Energy 完成 7.5 亿美元 G 轮融资,准备扩大铁空气电池产能。这类电池最长可连续放电 100 小时,明显长于当前主流储能电池的数小时水平。

今年一季度,美国新增储能装机达到 9.7 吉瓦时,同比增长 32%。不过,现有项目大多只能提供短时放电。随着可再生能源在美国新增发电装机中的占比继续上升,能够跨天供电的长时储能开始受到更多关注。

铁空气电池主打低成本长时放电

Form Energy 的技术路线以铁替代锂、钴、镍等成本更高的材料。电池放电时,铁会氧化成铁锈;充电时再将铁锈还原为铁。公司认为,这种方案更适合大规模、低成本储能。

TechCrunch 报道称,Form Energy 约 80% 的材料来自美国,其余主要来自欧洲和亚洲,并未依赖中国供应链。当前中国企业在电池制造和供应链中占据主导地位,而美国政府近年持续推动降低对中国电池供应的依赖。

客户名单扩大,项目储备升至 80 吉瓦时

Form Energy 已拿下多家大型客户。Google 正在明尼苏达州建设一座新数据中心,配套一套由 Form 提供的 30 吉瓦时电池系统,项目成本约 10 亿美元。Crusoe 今年 3 月也表示,将向 Form 采购 12 吉瓦时电池。

除上述客户外,Xcel Energy 和 FuturEnergy Ireland 也已与 Form 合作。媒体援引《华尔街日报》称,公司当前商业项目储备约为 80 吉瓦时,较今年早些时候扩大了约四倍。

数据中心推高美国电力需求

美国电力需求在多年平稳后重新上升,数据中心被视为主要推动因素之一。报道提到,到 2035 年,数据中心用电量预计将增至当前的四倍,约占美国总发电量的 20%。

在这一背景下,能够覆盖更长时间供电缺口的储能项目,正成为电网和大型科技公司关注的方向。对 Form Energy 来说,新一轮融资将用于承接不断增长的订单,并扩大生产能力。

补充信息:本轮融资由 T. Rowe Price 领投,红杉资本、Janus Henderson、Franklin Templeton、TPG Rise Climate、Breakthrough Energy Ventures、GE Vernova 等机构参投。

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