Sila starts work on battery plant in Moses Lake
According to Sila, the commissioning process includes full mechanical completion, system integration, equipment verification, and safety and compliance testing to ensure operational readiness. The transition from the commissioning phase to actual production is still planned for the second half of 2025.
Once completed, Sila’s plant will not only serve automotive customers, but also “a growing pipeline of consumer electronics and technology products,” including drones and robotics applications, and the factory is to play a “pivotal role” in setting up a battery supply chain in the USA.
Sila will produce its ‘Titan Silicon’ silicon anode technology at the facility, which “delivers up to a 20-25% energy density improvement over the industry’s best performing graphite cells.” The company plans to improve the technology so that future releases will “drive improvement of up to 40%, recharge times to less than 10 minutes, and lower the $/kWh cost of batteries.”
“America has always led the world in innovation, but we’ve often fallen short when it comes to manufacturing that innovation at scale. Sila aims to change that,” said Gene Berdichevsky, Co-founder and CEO of Sila. “This milestone is proof that we can take cutting-edge technology and turn it into reality. It’s a tremendous accomplishment for the team, and more importantly, it strengthens our path toward greater energy independence.”
Sila Nanotechnologies has benefited from both private and public investment to set up its new facility, which saw preparations begin in 2023.
1 Comment