American Lithium Energy snags $13.2 million from California Energy Commission to boost domestic manufacturing to 1.5 million cells
Carlsbad’s American Lithium Energy, a battery research shop largely for the defense sector, has landed $13.2 million in grants from the California Energy Commission to build a pilot lithium-ion manufacturing facility aimed at zero-emission vehicles.
While that’s low volume compared with battery giants in Asia such as Panasonic, it’s up from American Lithium’s current production for research, military and medical device projects, which is about 8,000 cells per year.The company is in the throes of raising $13 million in private matching funds required by the grant. It expects its headcount to increase from 35 to 75 workers by the end of this year and reach 150 in late 2024.
Since 2006, the company has been developing technology that boosts energy density, performance at extreme temperatures and safety in lithium-ion batteries.Much of its research has been funded by the military, Department of Energy or Small Business Innovation Research grants. The company has 40 patents, including 15 around lithium-ion battery safety.
American Lithium Energy worked with Northrop Grumman on batteries for prototype aircraft, which have specific power and energy requirements, said Jeff Knowles, an electrical engineer at Northrop Grumman. Other customers include Raytheon, L3 Harris and Black & Decker, which has a battery safety licensing agreement with American Lithium’s sister company, Amionx.
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