Group14 Technologies, the global leader in advanced silicon battery materials, was selected for a $200M award negotiation by U.S. Department of Energy to build a new silane factory in Moses Lake, Washington. This state-of-the-art factory is expected to produce 7,200 metric tons of silane gas annually – a key raw material for next-generation silicon batteries.
Canada is not the only North American country putting its efforts into an electric vehicle battery supply chain; the United States wants to secure one too.
Group14 Technologies, known for working with advanced silicon battery materials, has 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.
“The largest global source of silane today is China, so the supply of silane gas in the U.S. must be increased to secure the U.S. silicon battery industry,” said Rick Luebbe, CEO and Co-Founder of Group14, in a statement.
The award negotiation is part of a second set of projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand domestic battery manufacturing for EVs and the electrical grid within the U.S.
Luebbe said a new silane factory in Washington will allow them (and other silicon battery companies in the U.S.) “to source this critical raw material domestically, to support EV-scale battery production, and reduce foreign battery supply chain dependence.”
Group14 said the project should see the installation, commission, and operation of a U.S.-based silane manufacturing plant with an annual capacity of 7,200 metric tons. It is also expected to create more than 300 jobs to construct the silane factory.
