What Powerit does

Powerit is a US-based, privately held early-stage energy storage company developing aluminum-ion battery chemistry as an alternative to incumbent lithium-ion and other chemistries for stationary applications. The company's core technology centers on next-generation aluminum-based rechargeable battery systems, including work on solid-state electrolytes for aluminum metal batteries, developed inside an internal Innovation Lab staffed by three PhDs and graduate students. Founded around a prior decade-long consumer zinc-air battery program, Powerit has refocused on commercial, industrial, utility, and data center storage markets projected by a cited Wood Mackenzie research report to reach $250 billion by 2035.

The product surface is a single aluminum-ion chemistry packaged into three vertical-specific solutions: a Commercial & Industry storage solution pairing batteries with solar and wind installations; a Datacenter/AI storage solution targeting the more than 10,000 data centers cited as set to double in five years; and a Utility storage solution aligned with FERC Order No. 1920 long-term planning mandates. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; customer acquisition is direct, with inquiries received through a website contact form and email only.

The business model is pre-commercial. The company explicitly states it is "fine-tuning our operations" and has not disclosed revenue, customers, contracts, pilots, or funding-round amounts. Distribution is single-country/domestic (US), executed via inside sales with enterprise buyers across utilities, data center operators, and commercial/industrial customers. Leadership combines a commercially experienced CEO (Timothy L. Carlsen) with a PhD chief science officer and a senior scientist holding six US battery patents and prior tenure at SolidEnergy Systems and Argonne National Laboratory. The Contact page's "Investment Opportunities" inquiry category indicates an active but undisclosed capital-raise phase.

Name

Powerit

Legal name

Powerit, Inc.

Website

https://powerit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Powerit is a US early-stage company developing aluminum-ion battery chemistry and rechargeable storage systems for grid, data center, and commercial/industrial applications, targeting utilities and AI-driven data center operators with a pre-commercial, direct-sales model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Stationary Energy Storage / Battery Systems

NAICS

Battery Manufacturing (33591)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Battery Cells (Li-ion, LFP, Sodium-ion, Lead-acid, NiMH) (IMAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Battery Modules & Packs (Industrial/Commercial pack assembly) (IMAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Aluminum-ion batteries
• Grid-scale energy storage
• Stationary battery storage
• Utility energy storage
• Data center power storage

Headquarters

HQ city

South Easton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Pre-commercialization / not yet generating revenue: Company states it is "fine-tuning our operations" and currently responds to inquiries via email. No commercial revenue is yet being recognized; future revenue is expected from sale of aluminum-ion battery systems to data center, utility, and commercial/industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Powerit develops aluminum-ion battery chemistry and rechargeable battery systems for stationary energy storage. The company packages this single underlying chemistry into solution offerings for three target segments: commercial and industrial customers (paired with solar/wind installations), data centers serving AI workloads, and electric utilities modernizing the grid under FERC Order No. 1920. The technology is positioned as a plentiful, affordable, recyclable, and safer-to-deploy alternative to incumbent battery chemistries such as lithium-ion.

Product overview

Powerit offers a single core technology — aluminum-ion battery chemistry — packaged into a unified product architecture deployed across three target-segment solutions: the Commercial & Industry Energy Storage Solution, the Datacenter (AI) Energy Storage Solution, and the Utility Energy Storage Solution, all developed and refined within the Powerit Innovation Lab. Rather than selling multiple distinct chemistry platforms, Powerit commercializes one core aluminum-ion battery product and tailors it across these three solution lines to serve solar/wind-coupled commercial sites, AI-driven data center power demand, and grid-scale storage required by FERC Order No. 1920.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aluminum-Ion Battery Technology Next-generation aluminum-ion chemistry-based rechargeable battery technology positioned as a safer, affordable, recyclable, and scalable alternative to conventional lithium-ion and other chemistries for stationary energy storage applications; serves as the core platform underlying Powerit's segment-specific solutions.
• Commercial & Industrial Energy Storage Solution Aluminum-ion battery-based energy storage solution targeting commercial and industrial customers, enabling safe, affordable, and scalable storage and dispatch of energy from solar and wind installations as electricity prices rise.
• Datacenter (AI) Energy Storage Solution Aluminum-ion battery energy storage solution purpose-built for data centers and AI-driven IT workloads, designed to level power demand and support cost-benefit calculations for the rapidly expanding AI/data center industry (over 10,000 data centers globally, projected to double in five years).
• Utility Energy Storage Solution Aluminum-ion battery-based energy storage solution for utilities, supporting FERC Order No. 1920 long-term planning mandates and modernizing urban and rural grid storage with a safe, cost-effective chemistry aligned with state policies and sustainability goals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Commercial and grid storage markets projected to reach $250 billion by 2035 (per cited Wood McKenzie research)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eos Energy Enterprises: Eos manufactures zinc-based battery systems for utility-scale storage. Its zinc-bromide chemistry parallels Powerit's pivot from zinc-air consumer batteries and its focus on safe, abundant, low-cost materials for grid storage.
• Ambri: Ambri develops liquid metal battery technology using calcium and antimony for grid-scale storage. Like Powerit, it pursues a non-lithium chemistry path targeting utility and large commercial stationary storage with safety and cost advantages.
• ESS Inc. ESS Inc. builds iron flow battery systems for long-duration utility-scale storage. It is a directly comparable peer in the non-lithium, abundant-chemistry, stationary storage category targeting utility and C&I customers.
• Form Energy: Form Energy develops iron-air battery systems for multi-day grid-scale storage, targeting utility and renewable integration use cases with abundant, low-cost chemistry. It is the closest direct peer to Powerit in terms of novel-chemistry, pre-commercial stationary storage targeting utilities and grid operators.

Broad incumbents

• BYD Energy Storage: BYD is one of the world's largest battery manufacturers with significant utility-scale and C&I energy storage offerings. It is a broad incumbent that anchors lithium-ion LFP supply and competes for utility storage contracts globally.
• Fluence Energy: Fluence Energy is a major grid-scale energy storage integrator supplying utility and commercial customers globally. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same utility and C&I storage RFPs Powerit targets, but using lithium-ion rather than alternative chemistries.
• Tesla (Energy / Megapack): Tesla's Megapack and Powerwall lines dominate commercial and utility-scale lithium-ion storage deployment. As the largest incumbent in stationary storage, Tesla represents the dominant competitor Powerit's aluminum-ion chemistry must displace or differentiate against.

Emerging players

• QuantumScape: QuantumScape develops solid-state lithium-metal batteries primarily for EV use, with adjacent grid-storage ambitions. It is a relevant peer as a deep-tech battery chemistry startup with strong IP and slow commercialization trajectory.
• Salient Energy: Salient Energy develops zinc-ion battery technology for residential and commercial stationary storage. It is an emerging player in alternative-chemistry stationary storage with partial overlap to Powerit's mission.
• Sila Nanotechnologies: Sila Nanotechnologies develops silicon anode battery materials for automotive and consumer applications. While mobility-focused, it is a comparable next-generation battery chemistry startup with a materials-science approach similar to Powerit's aluminum-ion IP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/powerit
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/powerit-instantpower

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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