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Robert Piconi

Chairman, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Vault Holdings

Search every verified Robert Piconi interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Robert Piconi, Chairman, Co-Founder, and CEO of Vault Holdings, has continued to discuss the company's focus on gravity-based and hybrid energy storage solutions. In a March 2025 podcast appearance, he addressed the rising electricity demand from AI data centers and industrial decarbonization, describing the need for reliable storage to support grid reliability. He also discussed the company's approach to designing storage systems that can be integrated into building structures, which he said could achieve a carbon payback in as little as three years. In earlier appearances, Piconi described Energy Vault's technology portfolio, which includes gravity storage, lithium-ion battery systems, and green hydrogen integration. He stated that the company's EVx gravity system is expected to achieve a round-trip efficiency of 80 to 85 percent, and he emphasized the technology's long technical life and lack of degradation compared to lithium-ion batteries. Piconi also credited the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act with providing leadership in clean energy incentives and noted the company's growth in deployments and bookings following its public listing.

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