Group14 Technologies

Group14 Technologies is an American manufacturer and supplier of technology for rechargeable lithium-silicon batteries.^[1][2][3]

Company headquarters are in Woodinville, Washington. Group14 operates a commercial factory in Woodinville, Washington.^[4][5]

Group14 customers include Porsche and Amperex Technology Limited (ATL).^[6][7]

History

Group14 was founded in 2015 by Aaron Feaver, Rick Luebbe and Rick Costantino.^[8][9] It is named after Group 14 of the periodic table, which includes silicon.^[10]

In April 2021, Group14 built a factory in Woodinville.^[4][11][12]

In May 2022, Porsche AG announced plans to produce lithium-silicon EV battery cells with Group14's technology in Germany in 2024.^[13][14]

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).^[15][16]

In April 2023, Group14 announced plans to build a second factory in Moses Lake, Washington.^[12][17][18]

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.^[19][20]

Technology

Group14's flagship product is SCC55, a silicon-carbon composite anode material.^{[2][7][15][21]}

Applications

Group14 supplies SCC55 to consumer electronics manufacturer Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) for smartphones.^[1][21]