Group14 Technologies

This week, Group14 hosted students from Olympic View K-8 at our offices in Seattle through our partnership with IGNITE Worldwide, an organization on a mission to achieve gender equity in STEM. At Group14, we hope to inspire the next generation with careers in clean energy. Our engineers and scientists had the pleasure to share their career journeys into STEM while students learned how to draw their own circuit and use lemons and potatoes to power digital clocks. 🍋 🥔 ⏰ A big shoutout to our team of volunteers for making this happen - and we can’t wait to see the ideas and technologies these future leaders come up with!

Mark your calendars: Group14 CTO and Co-Founder Rick Costantino and E-One Moli Energy Research & Development Manager Nan-Hung Lester Yeh will be sharing a stage at the #AdvancedAutomotiveBatteryConference in Strasbourg, France – unveiling the importance of securing localized silicon battery manufacturing to scale electrification and enable next-generation, ultra-high power batteries. If you’re interested in hearing what Group14 is working on, be sure to catch our team at the conference: Chief Commercial Officer Chris Piercy, Vice President of Research & Development Dr. Ashok Saraswat, Director of Technical Program Management Joel Meyer, Sr. Business Development Manager Sabrina Conrad, Program Manager Michelle T. and Sr. Field Applications Engineer Josh Pender, Ph.D. Catch “Powering the Future: Ultra-high Power Batteries” on May 14 at 11:10 am: https://lnkd.in/gcigJzDJ

On the future of mobility: Group14 VP of Global Market Strategy Grant Ray is speaking at the Codex World's Top 50 Innovators 2024 conference in London, highlighting how SCC55 is helping reach a tipping point for improved performance, enabling EVs, consumer electronics and more to go longer and further without needing a charge. Check out the full lineup of speakers joining the stage with Grant on May 8: Yunus Jabalpurwala, Head of the Emerging Technology Lab at Honda R&D Europe (UK) Ltd; Ricky Sandhu, Executive Chairman of Urban-Air Port and urban.MASS; Håkan Lutz, CEO of Luvly and Andras Galffy, CEO of Turbulence Solutions. Register for the event to find out what it will take to industrialize next-generation battery technology: https://lnkd.in/dqMRuE_F #T50 #CodexTalks

Already shipping to more than 100 customers representing 95% of worldwide lithium-ion production, Group14 is leading the way in manufacturing silicon batteries for EVs, consumer electronics and more. Describing her visit to our BAM-1 factory in Washington State, PCMag’s Emily Dreibelbis shares a behind-the-scenes peek into what VP of Global Market Strategy Grant Ray calls a “wonderfully simple, elegant solution.” With less time spent plugging in, SCC55 is relieving charge anxiety, something Grant believes is in the near future: “The big thing that rechargeable batteries gave us was mobility in our technology we never had before. My hope is when we get silicon batteries throughout the world we can live a fully untethered technological life.” Read more about our breakthrough SCC55 material and the eureka moment that allowed us to scale production to meet demand: https://lnkd.in/gY8q6HqK 

The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts electric vehicle sales could rise more than 20% this year, positioning EV and hybrid models to account for 1 out of 5 cars sold worldwide. Financial Times’ Peter Campbell explores this potential new era of growth, and what the industry still needs to see to drive further adoption.  One big piece of the puzzle? Transformational battery technologies to meet today’s standards for performance. At Group14, we’re making it possible for more EVs to hit the road as we scale our manufacturing process for advanced silicon battery materials worldwide – from North America to Asia to Europe and beyond.  Read more about the IEA’s bullish forecast on EV sales: https://lnkd.in/gTA-zqTw 

PCMag’s Emily Dreibelbis recently stopped by our BAM-1 factory in Woodinville, WA, to hear about how next-generation battery technologies, like our breakthrough SCC55 material, are paving the way for better battery performance. Here’s what Group14 VP of Global Market Strategy Grant Ray had to say about silicon’s performance potential during the tour of BAM-1: "We're increasing the battery's energy density by up to 50% or more, and enabling battery manufacturers to bring charging times way down to the point where recharging your car gets closer to refilling your tank.” More on why we’ll need several battery solutions to get our cars from running on fossil fuels to batteries: https://lnkd.in/gx_4Rm_3 

EVs powered by silicon batteries are here: Congrats to Doron Myersdorf and the entire StoreDot team for achieving the world’s first 10-minute electric car charge with a Polestar 5 using a silicon-dominant battery cell, filling up from 10% to 80% in under 10 minutes.  With unparalleled charging times and energy density, silicon batteries continue to exceed expectations and pave the way for mass EV adoption.

GOP elected officials visit Group14's BAM-2 factory to discuss the silicon batteries and job opportunities amid construction progress. #CurrentsNewsletter

Congrats to our friends at Decarbonization Partners on raising $1.4 billion for their first fund! We’re grateful for their guidance and support over the years as we continue to scale our manufacturing and operations globally. Reuters’ Simon Jessop dives into how the BlackRock and Temasek joint venture is investing in innovators like Group14 to help fast-track the transition to a low-carbon economy: https://lnkd.in/g9RF_me4 

Group14 is always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team! Come find us this week at any of these events to learn more about opportunities at Group14 in manufacturing, engineering, operations and more: 🔋 Tuesday, April 23 from 11am-3pm PT at the Columbia Basin College’s 2024 Spring Career & Internship fair 🔋 Wednesday, April 24 from 8am-12:30pm PT at the Perry Technical Institute’s Employer Expo If you’re interested in a future with Group14, check out our open positions: https://lnkd.in/gbMf69qu