Articles about Group14

REC Silicon shuts down manufacturing plant in Washington, lays off 224 workers

Silicon manufacturing company REC Silicon is ceasing operations in Moses Lake, Wash., but left the door open to a future… 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

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

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

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

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

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

Job opportunities outweigh political differences when climate tech comes to rural communities

Inside a cavernous building in Cashmere, Wash., workers pressed thousands of tons of local apples and pears into Tree Top… Read More

Who will be the Next Tech Titan? Cast your vote in the GeekWire Awards

One of the five finalists for Next Tech Titan at the 2023 GeekWire Awards will join an elite class of… 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

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

The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

Venture capitalists slowed investments this year in response to the cooling economy. But some startups were still able to secure… 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

Group14’s high performance battery technology gets super charged with $400M investment

Woodinville, Wash.-based Group14 Technologies has raised $400 million in venture capital that will supercharge the commercialization of its battery technology.… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2021: Learn about the 5 finalists for Innovation of the Year

Innovators across the Seattle area are tackling problems big and small with a variety of breakthroughs and technologies. Whether it’s… Read More

Seattle-area startup Group14 raises $17M to charge up battery-enhancing tech

Woodinville, Wash.-based Group14 Technologies has raised $17 million to expand development and sales of its silicon-carbon composite material that can… Read More

Battery innovation offers ‘mind-boggling’ growth opportunity as Pacific NW becomes a major player

As ribbons of smoke began curling out of the power outlets on their Joule Case battery stack, Alex Livingston and… Read More