FuturEnergy Ireland and Form Energy have agreed to deploy a 10MW iron-air battery system in northwest Ireland.
Form Energy said the project will demonstrate multi-day energy storage and is expected to come online in 2029.
The company added that the project marks its first international deployment of iron-air battery technology.
The system will use a 100-hour battery designed to provide multi-day energy storage and support grid reliability, affordability and security.
The agreement was signed in Somerville, Massachusetts, with Irish and US officials and company representatives in attendance.
Helen McEntee, minister for foreign affairs and trade and minister for defence, said: “I am delighted to be at this signing ceremony between FuturEnergy Ireland and Form Energy, to mark what is an exciting and important new partnership that will help boost and expand Ireland’s renewable energy usage.”
“Ireland and the United States need to be able to work together to take on today’s challenges, meeting the needs of affordable energy with new technologies.”
Peter Lynch, chief executive of FuturEnergy Ireland, said: “Form Energy’s battery solution is set to fill a critical gap in Ireland’s power system.”
“Their pioneering 100-hour, iron-air battery technology will provide a first opportunity to deliver large volumes of clean power across multiple days, and in doing so provide a boost to Ireland’s decarbonisation goals.”
RJ Johnson, chief commercial officer at Form Energy, said: “This project with FuturEnergy Ireland marks Form Energy’s first international deployment – and the first, we hope, of many more to come.”
“Together with FuturEnergy Ireland, we’re excited to show what multi-day energy storage makes possible – for Ireland’s grid, and for electric grids around the world.”
