Ford Energy and EDF Sign Major Battery Storage Supply Deal
Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, has signed a five-year framework agreement with EDF Power Solutions North America that could see EDF procure up to 4 GWh of DC Block battery energy storage systems annually.
The agreement represents a total potential volume of up to 20 GWh over the term, with deliveries expected to begin in 2028.
The deal positions Ford Energy as a supplier to EDF Power Solutions’ expanding portfolio of grid-scale storage projects across the United States, where demand for utility-scale batteries is rising alongside renewable power deployment and grid reliability needs.
The agreement highlights the growing importance of domestically supplied battery storage as utilities and renewable developers look to reduce supply-chain risk, firm intermittent wind and solar output, and add flexibility to the power grid.
Ford Energy’s DC Block system is a standardized 20-foot containerized battery storage unit with 5.45 MWh of rated capacity. It uses lithium iron phosphate prismatic cells and is available in two-hour and four-hour discharge configurations.
The systems are designed for grid-scale uses, including frequency regulation, voltage support, energy arbitrage, peak load shifting, demand response, backup power, and microgrid integration.
By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com
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