Yet-Ming Chiang

Founder

Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Form Energy. Kyocera Professor at MIT (faculty since 1985). Serial entrepreneur: co-founded A123 Systems, 24M Technologies, Desktop Metal, Sublime Systems. Pioneer in lithium iron phosphate batteries.

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Founder

Companies

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Form Energy $1.2B
Private Founder

Developing low-cost, multi-day energy storage using rechargeable iron-air batteries capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours at less than 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion. The batteries work by reversibly rusting and de-rusting iron using water and air. Manufacturing at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, West Virginia (550,000 sq ft). Signed $1B deal with Google for 300MW/30GWh system powering its Minnesota data center. Planning IPO in 2027.

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