Electric vehicle (EV) battery development has faced a balancing act. Increase energy density and you often sacrifice cycle life. Improve fast charging and thermal stress increases. Adopt a novel material and manufacturing complexity … [Read more...]
Joint testing shows improved thermal stability for 100% silicon-carbon anodes
Sionic Energy recently announced new joint test results with Group14 Technologies demonstrating improved elevated-temperature stability for lithium-ion cells using 100% silicon-carbon anodes. The results are relevant to electric vehicle battery … [Read more...]
Funding raised to scale silicon battery materials for EVs and grid-scale storage
Group14 Technologies has closed a US$463 million funding round led by SK, Inc., with participation from existing investors including Porsche Investments, ATL, OMERS, Decarbonization Partners, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund, and Microsoft Climate … [Read more...]
Silicon battery breakthrough surpasses 1,500 charge cycles
Group14 Technologies has announced a significant milestone in silicon battery performance: its proprietary SCC55 material enables battery manufacturers to consistently exceed 1,500 charge cycles (and, in some cases, more than 3,000) across a broad … [Read more...]
New binder and silicon material pairing enhances EV battery performance
BASF, a global chemical innovator, and Group14 Technologies, currently the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced silicon battery materials, recently announced a market-ready, performance-improving silicon battery solution using commercially … [Read more...]
First shipments of silicon battery materials from new EV-scale factory
Group14 Technologies, currently the world's largest global manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery materials, recently announced that it is shipping its SCC55 material, produced from an EV-scale joint venture (JV) factory based in … [Read more...]