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Battery Materials & Energy Storage Systems

On Wed. Feb. 12th from 12:00-1:30 PM PT, join us for dynamic lunchtime presentations on cutting-edge battery materials research and… Read More

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Pacific Northwest Battery Collaborative: Portland Meetup

​Event Details: ​What is the PNW Battery Collaborative?: A community of battery entrepreneurs, scientists, and enthusiasts united to make the… Read More

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[Virtual Event] PNW Battery Collaborative: Second-Life Battery Market & EV Residual Values

Event Details: ​​What is this event?: Join the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Battery Collaborative for its first event beyond the PNW… Read More

Canadian startup giving EV batteries a second life lands $15M from Amazon and others

Moment Energy, a startup turning used batteries from electric vehicles into energy storage systems, announced a $15 million round co-led… Read More

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Pacific Northwest Battery Collaborative Meetup: Stationary Storage

This edition of the PNW Battery Collaborative meetups will be focused on stationary storage. We’ll first hear from Rick (Eric)… Read More

Long-duration battery startup lands $5M on journey to one day power data centers and metro areas

Skip Technology raised $5 million to help the grid-scale battery startup begin deploying prototypes for field testing. The Portland, Ore.,… Read More

Seattle’s Electric Era deploys EV chargers at Costco after opening big, new HQ – take a look inside

When EV charging startup Electric Era moved this summer to a spacious location south of downtown Seattle, the team was… Read More

Univ. of Washington unveils plans for lab space dedicated to battery innovation

Entrepreneurs and academics worldwide are trying to figure out how far innovation can stretch the power and performance of batteries.… Read More

In scathing ruling, judge dismisses Group14 lawsuit alleging battery trade secret violations

In a ruling issued last week, U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly dismissed with prejudice a case brought by battery startup… Read More

Seattle battery startup founded by father-son team brings new buzz to growing field

Housed in a scruffy gray building on the north shore of Seattle’s Lake Union is a next-gen battery startup with… Read More

Group14 lands $200M grant to build factory to make key ingredient for battery materials

Group14 Technologies announced today that it has received a $200 million grant to build a plant that will produce silane… Read More

Swedish maritime battery startup opens first U.S. outpost in Washington state

Echandia, a Swedish startup making batteries and electronics to power maritime vessels, is opening a manufacturing and sales facility in… Read More

Group14 lands $300M deal to produce materials for German battery maker

Next gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 announced a deal Monday with German battery cell company CustomCells, which will purchase $300… Read More

Next-gen battery startup Sila raises $375M to fund completion of Eastern Wash. factory

Battery startup Sila has raised $375 million, which will help fund the completion early next year of its manufacturing facility… Read More

Tribal company and Oregon battery startup create unique partnership in pursuit of clean energy

A startup developing long-duration batteries is teaming up with a Pacific Northwest tribe to build innovative energy storage devices. Puyallup… Read More

Clean energy and power grid projects in Washington land federal and state funding

Clean energy projects for Washington groups including public utilities, the Yakama Nation, and others will receive funding from grants announced… Read More

Energy secretary joins Sen. Maria Cantwell in visit to Washington state’s burgeoning battery hub

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee traveled to Eastern Washington Thursday to… Read More

Citing fire dangers, Seattle bans batteries from the trash — here’s where they should go instead

Beginning this year, households in Seattle are banned from tossing old batteries in the trash — including everything from the… Read More

Next-gen battery startup Sila breaks ground on Washington facility with $100M in DOE support

Next-generation battery materials startup Sila broke ground on Wednesday on its first automotive-scale manufacturing facility located in Moses Lake, Wash.… Read More

Meet the latest next-gen battery startup to put down roots in a rural town in Washington

California battery startup OneD Battery Sciences is breaking ground Monday on a pilot manufacturing facility in the Eastern Washington town… Read More

Honeywell invests $27.5M into Oregon battery company ESS

New partnership: Oregon battery manufacturer ESS Inc. has a deal with international conglomerate Honeywell that includes a $27.5 million investment… Read More

Battery materials company Group14 gets a European foothold via acquisition in Germany

The news: Group14 Technologies, a startup based in Woodinville, Wash., announced Monday it has acquired Germany’s Schmid Silicon Technology Holding… Read More

New law will make it easier to recycle dead batteries in Washington state

As the world becomes increasingly battery-powered, it will be easier for Washington state residents to safely recycle batteries that have… Read More

First look: Renderings of the world’s largest factory for advanced silicon battery materials

Climate tech startup Group14 is building a factory that it says will be the world’s largest producer of advanced silicon… Read More

Deploying clean energy is urgent, but hard – here’s how one battery company is navigating the way

International scientists this month warned that urgent action is needed within a decade in order to avoid a global warming… Read More

Green aviation company ZeroAvia expanding in Boeing’s backyard with hydrogen-electric tech

ZeroAvia recently grabbed headlines for successfully flying the largest aircraft to date under hydrogen power. The startup’s main operations are… Read More

Go inside Group14, the $3B startup with a secret tech for better batteries

Across the highway from battery startup Group14 Technologies is the Maltby Cafe, a decades-old institution dishing up cinnamon rolls the… Read More

Fast-growing battery materials startup Group14 embroiled in trade secret dispute

Group14 Technologies, a Seattle-area battery materials company, is embroiled in a lawsuit in which it claims that a U.K.-based company… Read More

Seattle-area battery manufacturer Group14 lands $214M from Microsoft’s climate fund and others

Group14 Technologies, a Woodinville, Wash.-based battery materials manufacturer, announced today that it raised $214 million from investors that include Microsoft’s… Read More

Group14 awarded $100M by Dept. of Energy as part of effort to expand U.S. battery manufacturing

Group14 Technologies, the Woodinville, Wash.-based maker of advanced silicon battery technology, has been awarded $100 million as part of President… Read More

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