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Group14 Technologies, Inc[1]. is an American battery materials manufacturer that produces anode materials for lithium-silicon batteries using a nano-engineered carbon scaffold with embedded amorphous silicon.[2] The company creates this battery material to replace traditional graphite in Li-ion battery anodes, or graphite anodes with small amounts of SiOx added, with a silicon-dominant composite material. The company has its headquarters and a factory in Woodinville, WA[3], and is building a much larger factory in Moses Lake, WA[4]. It also has a factory in Sangju, Korea via a joint venture with SK Materials.
The silicon anode material, making what are called "silicon batteries," provides not only better range and shorter charging times for electric vehicles and consumer electronics, but enables entire new industries such as electric aviation.[5]
History
editGroup14 was founded by Rick Luebbe and Dr. Rick Constantino in 2016, having been spun off from EnerG2 when it was acquired by BASF.
The early investors in the company were a mix of sophisticated battery materials suppliers, including Amperex Technology Limited (ATL), BASF, SK Materials, Cabot, Showa Denko (now Resonac), and a firm in Europe that prefers to remain anonymous. That background provided the company with not only capital, but expertise as they developed their technology, and planned on how to manufacture it at scale.
In 2022, the company raised over $600M in a financing round led by Porsche AG, with major participation by the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, OMERS, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund, Decarbonization Partners, and others. The company also received a $100M grant from the US Department of Energy.[6]
In 2023, the company announced it was shipping its product SCC55 to ATL in China for incorporation into smartphones there, and that was followed by at least one Chinese smartphone company (Honor) acknowledging it in millions of phones[7]. It also acquired a German company, Schmid Silicon to secure its supply chain for silane gas, a key component of its manufacturing process.
In 2024, the company announced its first major binding supply agreement customers, representing over $300M of commercial value. It also was informed it will be receiving grant funding from German government agencies to support its first manufacturing plant in that country.[8]
Products
editSCC55
SCC55 is a carbon-silicon powder with approximately 1/3 carbon, 1/3 silicon, and 1/3 "void spaces" where the silicon can expand during lithiation. It is this patented construct that allows the material to provide batteries with cycle life that exceeds 1,000 cycles. This anode technology increases energy density (vehicle range) by 25%-50%[9] and can charge from 10%-80% in under 10 minutes.[10] The powder is a drop-in replacement for graphite and can be utilized at 100% or mixed with graphite in lower percentages.
Applications
editThe company's material can be found in Honor smartphones in China, with other end-user applications to be announced in the second half of 2024 as the new plants come online.
References
edit- ^ http://www.group14.technology
- ^ Pegoraro, Rob (March 19, 2024). "How Group14 Technologies is reinventing battery chemistry".
- ^ Dreibelbis, Emily (May 3, 2024). "Is this black powder the secret to EV charging woes?".
- ^ McNichols, Joshua (May 15, 2024). "A Power move: Northwest companies charge toward battery tech revolution".
- ^ Daleo, Jack (February 27, 2024). "Lilium prepares to ramp up production of electric jet propulsion units".
- ^ Akuffo, Rachelle (February 23, 2024). "Energy Secretary Granholm explains clean energy "battle"".
- ^ Zhao, George (February 27, 2023). "Honor unveils the first silicon-carbon battery with 12.8% higher energy density".
- ^ Williams, Grigoriy (June 4, 2024). "Saxony charts path for the battery sector within its region".
- ^ Randall, Chris (November 22, 2021). "Farasis presents new battery cell with anodes from Group14".
- ^ Sheer, Steven (November 9, 2023). "Polestar first EV maker to incorporate StoreDot's fast charging technology". Reuters.