Massive underground air battery project lands $1.76B DOE award

Published on January 13, 2025

Compressed-air energy storage, a decades-old but rarely deployed technology that can store massive amounts of energy underground, could soon see a modern rebirth in California’s Central Valley. On Thursday, the Biden administration offered a $1.76 billion conditional loan guarantee for GEM A-CAES, a wholly owned…

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