Ford Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. For the past year, Ford has operated to build a foundation for this business; planning, securing supply chains, readying manufacturing sites, and aligning their technology with the massive demand for domestic energy storage.
Ford Energy will provide United States-assembled battery energy storage systems (BESS) for utilities, data centers and large industrial and commercial customers in the United States. By leveraging more than a century of manufacturing expertise, Ford Energy plans to deploy at least 20 GWh annually, with first customer deliveries planned for late 2027.
Operations span full battery cell manufacturing, including production of electrode coils, assembly of modules and contains, and sales and service support. Ford’s flagship product with be the Ford Energy DC block- a standardized 20-foot containerized battery energy storage system designed around 512 Ah LFP prismatic cells. Two configurations will be offered: the FE-250 (a two-hour system) and the FE-450 (a four-hour system). Both integrate advanced LFP prismatic battery technology, liquid-cooled thermal management and battery management system.
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