The advanced silicon battery materials factory site tour and press conference featured Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell.

They discussed APEC and US economies’ ongoing strategies to collaboratively accelerate clean, sustainable, equitable, and inclusive energy transitions in the United States and abroad.

Group14 CEO Rick Luebbe, Washington State Senator Patty Murray, and community college and economic leaders discussed the transformative work being done to accelerate the emerging clean energy economy and create new jobs in Eastern Washington.

In May 2023, Group14 hosted 33 EU delegates at our HQ in Woodinville, WA to tour our BAM factory and discuss how we’re scaling the manufacturing of advanced silicon battery materials worldwide.

The one-million-square-foot factory will be home to the world’s largest factory of advanced silicon battery materials for EV programs to meet global decarbonization targets.

Group14 has commenced delivering silicon battery materials to ATL from its commercial-scale BAM-1 in Washington State to power the next generation of smartphones and beyond.

Group14 CEO Rick Luebbe and Governor Inslee talked about Group14’s critical role in accelerating the growth of the state’s clean energy economy.

The joint venture is the latest development for Group14 to secure dual sourcing for its patented lithium-silicon technology, a critical measure to mitigate potential global supply chain disruptions to the battery market.

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee met privately with our Group14 executives at our pilot-scale facility and lab located in the REC Silicon factory in Moses Lake, WA. During his visit, our CEO, Rick Luebbe, provided Governor Inslee and his team with a detailed overview of our patented and commercially manufactured lithium-silicon battery anode, SCC55™, that will enable the next-generation of battery technologies today.