27 | Ben Kaun — Chief Commercial Officer, Inlyte Energy

About this episode

Ben Kaun discusses the advantages and challenges of a decades-old battery technology with host Nate Kirchhofer.

🔋 What’s a 50 year old battery technology, made from abundant elements, with no risk of thermal runaway and no cycling degradation? Why was it originally targeted for EVs but now more for grid storage? What unique advantages does this decades-old technology bring to the table in today’s market? What do the utilities think? In this latest episode, our guest Ben Kaun, Chief Commercial Officer at Inlyte Energy , delves into these questions —and a lot more—with host Nate Kirchhofer, CEO of BioZen Batteries. Ben has a rich background in energy storage, including stints at Tesla Motors and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and shares his insights into the evolving landscape of energy storage technologies and his journey that led him to Inlyte, a company focused on commercializing this decades-old technology. Ben’s energy storage journey is fascinatingly personal, rooted in his father’s early work in electrochemistry, which sparked his initial interest in batteries. He recounts the twists and turns of his career, from working in his father’s backyard startup to joining Tesla before the Roadster’s debut. He touches on the challenges of advocating for battery storage in the…

People in this episode

Host: Nate Kirchhofer

Guest: Ben Kaun

Topics covered

• energy storage
• battery technology
• grid storage
• thermal runaway
• utility sector
• commercialization

Keywords

• battery technology
• energy storage
• Inlyte Energy
• thermal runaway
• grid storage
• utility sector
• Tesla Motors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inlyte Energy, Tesla Motors, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Places: EVs

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