Group14 Technologies is an American manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology for rechargeable lithium-silicon batteries.[1][2][3]

Headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, Group14 has a commercial factory in Woodinville, Washington, and is building a second factory in Moses Lake, Washington.[4][5]

Group14's customers include Porsche and Amperex Technology Limited (ATL).[6][7]

History

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Group14 was founded in 2015 by Rick Luebbe and Dr. Rick Costantino.[8][9]

In April 2021, Group14 built a factory in Woodinville, Washington.[4][10][11]

In October 2022, Group14 announced it received $100 million as part of the Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing award from the US Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC).[12][13]

In April 2023, Group14 announced plans to build a second factory in Moses Lake, Washington.[11][14][15]

In September 2024, Group14 announced it had been selected for an award negotiation of up to $200M by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.[16][17]

Technology

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Group14’s flagship product is SCC55, a silicon-carbon composite anode material.[2][7][12][18]

Applications

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In May 2022, Porsche AG announced plans to produce lithium-silicon EV battery cells with Group14's technology in Germany in 2024.[6][7][19][20]

Group14 also announced that it supplies SCC55 to consumer electronics manufacturer Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) for smartphones.[1][18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Group14 CEO Discusses Future of Silicon Batteries". The EV Report. 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Porsche joins $400M bet on lithium-silicon batteries to juice up future EVs". TechCrunch. 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Group14, SES, and Factorial pursue high-energy batteries". Chemical & Engineering News.
  4. ^ a b "Group14, the Washington company at the center of the EV lithium battery revolution". Axios.
  5. ^ "Group14 CEO wants to make batteries cheaper, smaller and longer lasting". Puget Sound Business Journal.
  6. ^ a b "Porsche AG acquires stake in innovative producer of battery materials". Porsche Newsroom. 5 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Porsche leads $400 million investment in EV battery startup Group14". Reuters.
  8. ^ "The 10 Largest US Funding Rounds of December 2022". AlleyWatch.
  9. ^ "Battery startup Group14 Technologies raises $14M to make materials for electric cars". GeekWire.
  10. ^ "Group14 announces US manufacturing facility to produce lithium-silicon battery materials". Electrek.
  11. ^ a b "Woodinville tech company is 'revolutionizing' electric vehicle batteries". KING 5 TV. 4 January 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing & Recycling Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0002678) Selections" (PDF). U.S. Department of Energy.
  13. ^ "Group14 awarded $100M by Dept. of Energy as part of effort to expand U.S. battery manufacturing". GeekWire.
  14. ^ "New silicon battery factory could bring hundreds of jobs, new industries to Moses Lake". KREM TV. 11 April 2023.
  15. ^ "First look: Renderings of the world's largest factory for advanced silicon battery materials". GeekWire.
  16. ^ "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Recycling Selections". U.S. Department of Energy.
  17. ^ "Group14 lands $200M grant to build factory to make key ingredient for battery materials". GeekWire.
  18. ^ a b "Is This Black Powder the Secret Solution to EV Charging Woes?". PC Magazine.
  19. ^ "Group14 Technologies Raises $400 From Porsche-Led Investor Group". Forbes.
  20. ^ "Porsche Behind World's Biggest Factory For Silicon Battery Materials". CleanTechnica. 11 April 2023.