Weirton, WV – April 12, 2023 – In December of 2022, Form Energy, an American technology company developing a new class of multi-day, iron-air batteries, announced plans to locate its first high volume battery manufacturing facility at the site of the old Weirton Steel plant in Weirton, West Virginia. Today, Form Energy shared that it will host open house meetings at the Weirton Millsop Community Center on April 27th and 28th to provide an opportunity for the community to meet members of the company’s leadership team and learn about its battery technology, factory construction timeline, and types of roles that it will be hiring for in the future at the Weirton facility which will ultimately employ more than 750 people when operating at full capacity. Form Energy plans to start construction on its Weirton factory in 2023 and scale up manufacturing of its iron-air battery systems in 2024.
OPEN HOUSE EVENT DETAILS
What
Casual open house meetings for the local community to learn about Form Energy and meet members of the Form Energy leadership team.
When
Thursday, April 27th from 4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 28th from 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Please stop by either meeting when convenient.
Where
The Weirton Room
Weirton Millsop Community Center
3420 Main St, Weirton, WV 26062
While no advance registration is required, Form Energy kindly requests that individuals who plan to attend an open house meeting please email RSVP@FormEnergy.com in advance for event coordination purposes.
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Media Contact:
Sarah Bray
sbray@formenergy.com
832.226.2116
