US-based silicon battery materials manufacturer Group14 Technologies has received a $200-million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) through the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to build a silane plant in the US to diversify and strengthen the US battery supply chain. Silane is a key component in the materials for lithium-ion… Read more »
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Sila raises $375 million to deliver Titan Silicon for EV series production
Battery materials company Sila has raised $375 million in a Series G funding round led by existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation by new outside investors as well as existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Coatue, Perry Creek Capital and others. The funding will secure the completion of the company’s Moses Lake plant in Q1… Read more »
Panasonic to use Sila’s Titan Silicon anode material, which promises higher energy density for EV batteries
Panasonic and battery materials company Sila Nanotechnologies have signed a commercial agreement for Sila’s nano-composite silicon anode, Titan Silicon, which could enable the battery maker to dramatically improve both vehicle range and charging time. Sila’s anode materials, to be produced at the company’s plant in Moses Lake, Washington, will be optimized for Panasonic’s next-generation lithium-ion… Read more »
2,100-passenger electric Ro-Pax ferry ship features powertrain from Wärtsilä and batteries from Corvus
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania is building a gigantic new battery-electric ferry. The lightweight catamaran has an overall length of 130 meters and a capacity of 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. It is being built for Uruguayan ferry operator Buquebús, which plans to operate the vessel between Argentina and Uruguay. Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply… Read more »
Mercedes to use Sila’s silicon anode chemistry in forthcoming electric G-Class
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will use Sila’s silicon anode chemistry in EV batteries that will be optional in its upcoming electric G-Class SUV. The company says the batteries will be produced with 100% renewable energy and will be available at mid-decade. Mercedes-Benz says, “Compared to today’s commercially available cells with a comparable format, Sila’s… Read more »
Sila’s Washington anode material plant to begin production in 2024
Battery materials maker Sila Nanotechnologies will open an anode material plant in Moses Lake, Washington. The company claims its anode material boosts the energy density of lithium-ion batteries by 20%. The 600,000-square-foot hydro-powered facility will begin producing silicon-based anode material in the second half of 2024, and full production is scheduled for the first half… Read more »
Sila’s Drop-In Silicon Anode Technology for Li-ion Batteries
Advancements in the capabilities of lithium-ion batteries have slowed down in the last decade. As conventional electrode materials approach their theoretical limits, substantial gains in battery energy density only come as a trade-off in safety or performance. Kurt Kelty, Vice President of Commercialization for Sila will introduce an innovative drop-in-replacement nanocomposite, silicon-based anode powder that… Read more »
Sila Nanotechnologies raises $590 million in funding
Sila Nanotechnologies, a maker of battery materials, announced that it raised $590 million in Series F funding at a $3.3 billion post-money valuation. The new funding comes as the first Sila Nano-powered batteries prepare to ship in consumer devices and the company scales up production. Sila Nano will use the funds to develop a new… Read more »
Harvey Gulf orders Wärtsilä energy storage for four LNG-powered supply vessels
Wärtsilä, a provider of marine industry LNG solutions and services, will supply its Energy Storage System (ESS) to Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf, which will retrofit the system to four Harvey Energy-class LNG-fueled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs). A fifth vessel in this class was previously fitted with a Wärtsilä ESS. When the upgrade project is completed, all… Read more »