Outlook on Long Duration & Non-Lithium Ion Energy Storage Bankability

Time: 11:00 - 11:45
Date: 22 October 2025

Theatre: Stream Two

Synopsis

  • As of April 2024, the U.S. government has announced cuts to DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations which included $350 million in funding for six LDES projects across the country. How has this impacted investor confidence in LDES?
  • What policies, market signals, or offtake structures are needed to unlock bankability at scale?
  • What kinds of revenue models or use cases are starting to make long-duration projects pencil out?

Speaker

  • Balki Iyer Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Lead for US Expansion - e-Zinc

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