Company Description
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NRGV) is a grid-scale and utility-scale energy storage company that develops, deploys and operates energy storage solutions for power markets around the world. According to company disclosures, Energy Vault focuses on sustainable, grid-scale energy storage solutions that address the intermittency of renewable resources such as solar and wind, and supports utilities, independent power producers and large industrial energy users with energy system dispatching and optimization.
The company is based in Westlake Village, California, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NRGV, as reflected in multiple Form 8-K filings. Energy Vault describes itself as a global leader in grid-scale energy storage solutions, with a portfolio that includes proprietary battery, gravity and green hydrogen energy storage technologies. These technologies are supported by a hardware technology-agnostic energy management system software and integration platform, referred to in company materials as VaultOS™, which is used to orchestrate storage assets and deliver safe and reliable energy system operation.
Business model and core activities
Energy Vault’s business is centered on utility-scale energy storage solutions and related services. Company descriptions state that it develops and deploys proprietary battery storage systems under the B-VAULT™ platform, gravity-based storage systems, and green hydrogen-based storage solutions. These offerings are designed to provide short, long and multi-day or ultra-long duration energy storage, depending on customer needs. The company’s storage systems are intended to help customers reduce levelized energy costs while maintaining power reliability, and to support grid services such as dispatching and optimization.
In addition to technology and project development, Energy Vault has disclosed an “Own & Operate” strategy and an energy asset management platform called Asset Vault. Under this strategy, the company develops, builds, owns and operates energy storage assets, often under long-term offtake or energy services agreements. Asset Vault is described as a fully consolidated subsidiary and platform that creates a vertically integrated ecosystem across the energy storage lifecycle, with Energy Vault self-performing engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and long-term service agreements for projects. This structure is intended to create multiple cash flow streams and recurring tolling or offtake revenues from owned assets.
Technologies and platforms
Across its public communications, Energy Vault highlights three primary technology pillars:
- Battery energy storage systems (BESS) marketed under the B-VAULT™ brand, including DC and AC configurations and a FlexGrid variant for commercial, industrial and small-utility applications in the 2–25 MW range.
- Gravity-based energy storage, which the company describes as a proprietary gravity storage technology that can use eco-friendly materials and integrate waste materials for beneficial reuse.
- Green hydrogen energy storage, which is used in hybrid systems such as the Calistoga Resiliency Center microgrid that combines hydrogen fuel cells with lithium-ion batteries.
All of these storage solutions are supported by the company’s technology-agnostic VaultOS™ energy management system and integration platform. VaultOS™ is described as enabling real-time monitoring, automated dispatch, black-start, grid-forming capabilities and coordination across subsystems, and is used both in large grid-scale projects and in distributed or microgrid applications.
Project portfolio and applications
Company news and SEC filings describe a growing portfolio of contracted, operating and in-development projects across several regions. Examples disclosed include:
- Calistoga Resiliency Center in California, a hybrid battery and hydrogen fuel cell microgrid owned and operated by Energy Vault in collaboration with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). This project is described as an ultra-long duration, zero-emission microgrid designed to provide at least 48 hours of continuous power for approximately 1,600 PG&E customers during Public Safety Power Shutoff events, using B-VAULT™ DC batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and VaultOS™ for microgrid control.
- Cross Trails BESS in Texas, a battery energy storage project placed in service under the company’s owned and operated portfolio and managed under the Asset Vault platform.
- Stoney Creek BESS in New South Wales, Australia, a 125 MW / 1.0 GWh battery energy storage project that is managed under Asset Vault and backed by a long-term energy service agreement, according to company announcements.
- SOSA Energy Center in Madison County, Texas, a 150 MW / 300 MWh battery energy storage system in the ERCOT North market. Energy Vault reports that this project was acquired from Savion, a subsidiary of Shell plc, under the Asset Vault platform and that construction began in the fourth quarter of 2025. The company describes SOSA as a key project in its “Own & Operate” strategy, expected to provide recurring, high-margin revenues over its technical life.
Beyond these projects, Energy Vault has disclosed a broader pipeline and backlog of contracted and potential projects across the United States, Europe, Australia and other regions. Public statements reference a global B-VAULT™ portfolio exceeding 2 GWh of deployed or contracted systems, and a development funnel in multiple high-growth energy markets.
Geographic presence and markets
Energy Vault’s public materials describe it as having a global footprint. The Polygon description notes geographical presence in the United States, China and other regions, with a majority of revenue coming from the United States. Company press releases further reference projects and commercial agreements in Europe, including Switzerland and the Balkan region, and in Australia. The company’s Swiss activities include B-VAULT™ FlexGrid deployments for Schindler Group and Energie Wettingen AG, integrated with CKW’s Flexpool flexibility market for services such as frequency regulation, voltage control and reactive power.
In the Balkan region, Energy Vault has announced a Framework Supply Agreement with EU Green Energy LLC for up to 1.8 GWh of battery energy storage systems, with an initial project in Albania under its B-VAULT™ and VaultOS™ platforms. These disclosures illustrate the company’s focus on grid-scale and distributed storage in markets where renewable integration and grid flexibility are priorities.
Asset Vault and energy asset management
A key development described in recent SEC filings and press releases is the launch of Asset Vault, a fully consolidated subsidiary and joint venture platform supported by a $300 million preferred equity investment from Orion Infrastructure Capital (OIC). Asset Vault is dedicated to developing, building, owning and operating energy storage assets globally. Under the related contribution and purchase agreements, Energy Vault contributed equity interests in projects such as the Calistoga Resiliency Center, Cross Trails BESS and Stoney Creek BESS into Asset Vault, while OIC committed capital through preferred units.
Asset Vault is structured to contract project design, construction, commissioning and long-term service agreements back to Energy Vault, thereby adding incremental cash flows and liquidity at the parent company level. Company disclosures describe Asset Vault as consolidating a portfolio of contracted and operational storage projects, with several gigawatts and multiple gigawatt-hours of identified or acquired projects across the U.S., Europe and Australia.
Financial structure and listed status
Energy Vault’s SEC filings confirm that its common stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share, trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NRGV. The company has entered into various financing arrangements, including senior unsecured convertible debentures and preferred equity investments, to fund working capital and energy storage project development, construction and investment. An 8-K filed in September 2025 notes that the company received notice from the NYSE confirming that it regained compliance with the exchange’s minimum average share price requirement, following a prior non-compliance notice.
Subsequent 8-K filings describe additional debenture tranches and amendments, as well as warrants issued in connection with capital contributions to Asset Vault. These filings provide detail on the terms, maturities, conversion prices, and use of proceeds, which are generally stated to include general corporate working capital and support for storage project development and related growth initiatives.
Industry context and role
Within the broader manufacturing and energy storage sector, Energy Vault is classified under industrial and commercial fan and blower and air purification equipment manufacturing for industry coding purposes, but its own descriptions consistently emphasize grid-scale energy storage solutions. The company positions its technology portfolio as supporting the transition to renewable power by addressing intermittency and enabling grid resilience. Its projects, such as the Calistoga Resiliency Center and the SOSA Energy Center, are presented as examples of how battery, hydrogen and software-based control systems can be combined to deliver long-duration storage, microgrid resilience and integration of renewable resources.
Energy Vault’s disclosures also highlight the use of eco-friendly materials and the potential integration of waste materials in its gravity-based storage systems, which the company associates with a shift toward a circular economy in energy infrastructure. This focus on sustainability is reflected in references to external assessments, such as a Corporate Sustainability Assessment score from S&P Global Sustainable1 mentioned in its financial results press release.
Customers and use cases
Based on company statements, Energy Vault’s customers include utilities, independent power producers, municipal utilities and large industrial or commercial energy users. Examples cited in public communications include Pacific Gas and Electric Company in California, Schindler Group in Switzerland, Energie Wettingen AG, and EU Green Energy in the Balkans. Use cases range from microgrids designed to maintain power during wildfire-related safety shutoffs, to urban and semi-urban industrial campuses requiring quiet, compact energy storage, to grid-scale assets participating in ancillary services markets such as frequency regulation, voltage stabilization and peak shaving.
Energy Vault’s technology-agnostic approach, through VaultOS™ and its integration platform, is described as enabling participation in flexibility markets and ancillary service markets, as well as optimizing local grid operations and supporting renewable expansion for municipalities and utilities.
Risk disclosures and forward-looking information
Across its press releases and SEC filings, Energy Vault includes extensive forward-looking statement disclaimers. These emphasize that projections related to future revenue, profitability, asset deployment timelines, recurring EBITDA from Asset Vault, and other financial or operational targets are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. The company notes that actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements, and that such statements are based on current expectations, plans and assumptions that may change.