Form Energy powering up to ship first batteries

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6 Jun 2025


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Form Energy is presently building its first four iron air batteries to help power an electric grid in Minnesota, and the company expects to ship them this summer, according to its founder.

Form Energy Chief Operating Officer Ted Wiley provided an update on Form Energy happenings during the West Virginia Manufacturing Energy Growth (WVMEG) summit happening Monday at Oglebay Park Resort’s Wilson Lodge. The event concludes today.

Wiley explained that Form Energy now has about 450 employees working at its “Form 1” plant in Weirton, including about 40 recently transferred there from its facility in Eighty-Four, Pennsylvania, which was recently closed.

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