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Why Long-Duration Energy Storage Breaks Batteries – and How Hydrogen Fixes It with Mia Rath

Hardware to Save a Planet · 22 Jan 2026 · 52m · Episode 94

What this episode covers

Mia Rath, co-founder and CTO of Lument, explains how her company uses solid-state metal hydride storage to solve the decoupling of power and energy capacity in long-duration energy storage. She details the material science behind their high-entropy alloys, the process of manufacturing the hydride powder in-house from domestic ore, and the engineering challenges of scaling reactor throughput. Rath discusses Lument's transition from a garage prototype to installing a 220 kWh system in a San Francisco warehouse, highlighting the permitting advantages and cost benefits for commercial customers and data centers.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Lument, Tesla, Rivian, XAI, Form Energy, PG&E
Materials
metal hydride, high entropy alloy
Also
NFPA 2

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