Group14 Technologies
{{Short description|American manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2025}}
Group14 Technologies is an American manufacturer and supplier of technology for rechargeable lithium-silicon batteries.{{Cite web|url=https://theevreport.com/group14-ceo-discusses-future-of-silicon-batteries#:~:text=Group14%20is%20the%20world%27s%20largest,into%20higher%2Dperforming%20silicon%20batteries|title=Group14 CEO Discusses Future of Silicon Batteries|website=The EV Report|date=11 October 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/04/porsche-joins-400m-bet-on-lithium-silicon-batteries-for-future-electric-vehicles/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALkE80fFlhf5keU8GeTC0OAwGuhyzjRdxsXKttS-QvVtmZt81YzaBUWDvsVbqd94TgHjKHO5v0nC2JBLhSmTvVlUbtOBYgp8YJY2N9B-e6Vk3lX14d5L0VetFUBFydvj64A4cJyPghOl9sNElChy_eICMILkm4ddQJOkEWH36mbt|title=Porsche joins $400M bet on lithium-silicon batteries to juice up future EVs|website=TechCrunch|date=4 May 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/materials/energy-storage/Group-14-SES-Factorial-pursue/99/i15|title=Group14, SES, and Factorial pursue high-energy batteries|website=Chemical & Engineering News}}
Company headquarters are in Woodinville, Washington. Group14 operates a commercial factory in Woodinville, Washington.{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/04/02/group14-ev-battery-lithium-tech-washington|title=Group14, the Washington company at the center of the EV lithium battery revolution|website=Axios}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/12/10/rick-luebbe-group14-battery-tech-woodinville.html|title=Group14 CEO wants to make batteries cheaper, smaller and longer lasting|website=Puget Sound Business Journal}}
Group14 customers include Porsche and Amperex Technology Limited (ATL).{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2022/company/porsche-group14-technologies-producer-battery-material-investment-28218.html|title=Porsche AG acquires stake in innovative producer of battery materials|website=Porsche Newsroom|date=5 April 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/porsche-leads-400-million-investment-ev-battery-startup-group14-2022-05-04|title=Porsche leads $400 million investment in EV battery startup Group14|website=Reuters}}
History
Group14 was founded in 2015 by Aaron Feaver, Rick Luebbe and Rick Costantino.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alleywatch.com/2023/01/us-startup-funding-top-largest-december-2022-vc/|title=The 10 Largest US Funding Rounds of December 2022|website=AlleyWatch}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/battery-startup-group14-technologies-raises-14m-make-materials-electric-cars/|title=Battery startup Group14 Technologies raises $14M to make materials for electric cars|website=GeekWire}}
It is named after Group 14 of the periodic table, which includes silicon.{{cite press release |author= |date=14 Apr 2016 |title=EnerG2 Launches Group14 Technologies to Develop Advanced Battery Materials |url=https://group14.technology/resources/press-releases/energ2-launches-group14-technologies-to-develop-advanced-battery-materials/|location= |publisher= Group 14 Technologies|agency= |access-date=13 Feb 2025}}
In April 2021, Group14 built a factory in Woodinville.{{Cite web|url=https://electrek.co/2021/04/14/group14-announces-us-manufacturing-facility-to-produce-lithium-silicon-battery-materials/|title=Group14 announces US manufacturing facility to produce lithium-silicon battery materials|website=Electrek}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/woodinville-company-revolutionizing-ev-batteries/281-9080e953-3f13-42dc-bda2-5248bd96cc1e|title=Woodinville tech company is 'revolutionizing' electric vehicle batteries
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In May 2022, Porsche AG announced plans to produce lithium-silicon EV battery cells with Group14's technology in Germany in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Group14 Technologies Raises $400 From Porsche-Led Investor Group |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/greggardner/2022/05/04/group14-technologies-raises-400-from-porsche-led-investor-group/ |website=Forbes}}{{Cite web |date=11 April 2023 |title=Porsche Behind World's Biggest Factory For Silicon Battery Materials |url=https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/11/porsche-behind-worlds-biggest-factory-for-silicon-battery-materials/ |website=CleanTechnica}}
In October 2022, Group14 announced it received $100 million as part of the Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing award from the US Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC).{{Cite web|url=https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/DOE%20BIL%20Battery%20FOA-2678%20Selectee%20Fact%20Sheets%20-%201_2.pdf|title=Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing & Recycling Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0002678) Selections|website=U.S. Department of Energy}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2022/group14-awarded-100m-by-dept-of-energy-as-part-of-effort-to-expand-u-s-battery-manufacturing/|title=Group14 awarded $100M by Dept. of Energy as part of effort to expand U.S. battery manufacturing|website=GeekWire}}
In April 2023, Group14 announced plans to build a second factory in Moses Lake, Washington.{{Cite web|url=https://www.krem.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-inland-northwest/moses-lake-battery-factory-new-jobs-report/293-664e24b5-ca1f-4723-862b-b33184b6f911|title=New silicon battery factory could bring hundreds of jobs, new industries to Moses Lake|website=KREM TV|date=11 April 2023 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2023/first-look-renderings-of-the-worlds-largest-factory-for-advanced-silicon-battery-materials/|title=First look: Renderings of the world's largest factory for advanced silicon battery materials
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In September 2024, Group14 announced it had 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.energy.gov/mesc/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-battery-materials-processing-and-battery-manufacturing-recycling|title=Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Recycling Selections|website=U.S. Department of Energy}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2024/group14-lands-200m-grant-to-build-factory-to-make-key-ingredient-for-battery-materials/|title=Group14 lands $200M grant to build factory to make key ingredient for battery materials|website=GeekWire}}
Technology
Group14's flagship product is SCC55, a silicon-carbon composite anode material.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/is-this-black-powder-the-secret-solution-to-ev-charging-woes|title=Is This Black Powder the Secret Solution to EV Charging Woes?|website=PC Magazine}}
Applications
Group14 supplies SCC55 to consumer electronics manufacturer Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) for smartphones.