Charged EVs | Lyten to build lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory in Nevada - Charged EVs

Posted October 23, 2024 by Charles Morris & filed under Newswire, The Tech.

Lithium-sulfur batteries, which feature high energy density, and don’t need problematic minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite, are widely seen as a possible replacement for today’s lithium-ion batteries. Lyten, which calls itself a “supermaterial applications company,” has long been a pioneer in Li-S technology.

Now the company has announced plans to invest more than $1 billion to build a lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory in Nevada.

The planned 1.25-million-square-foot facility will be located on a 125-acre campus in the Reno AirLogistics Park, and is expected to employ over 1,000 people when it reaches full capacity. Lyten has signed an MOU with industrial developer Dermody Properties to build the facility.

Lyten’s factory will manufacture cathode active materials (CAM) and lithium metal anodes, and complete assembly of lithium-sulfur battery cells in both cylindrical and pouch formats. Lyten has been manufacturing CAM and lithium metal anodes and assembling batteries at its semi-automated pilot facility in San Jose since May 2023.

The new factory will have a capacity of up to 10 GWh of batteries annually at full scale. Groundbreaking is planned for early 2025, and Phase 1 of the facility is scheduled to come online in 2027.

Lyten says its Li-S batteries will be up to 40% lighter than lithium-ion and 60% lighter than lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. Lyten’s cells are manufactured in the US, using abundant local materials. The Nevada factory will produce cells that are fully compliant with the Inflation Reduction Act and National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA), and will not be subject to Section 301 tariffs.

Lyten is working with local universities, including the University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) and Truckee Meadows Community College, and the Nevada Native American and Tribal members, to foster the training and talent that will be required to scale its gigafactory operations.

“Today is the latest milestone in Lyten’s nine-year history. Lithium-sulfur is a leap in battery technology, delivering a high energy density, light weight battery built with abundantly available local materials and 100% U.S. manufacturing,” stated Dan Cook, Lyten co-founder and CEO.

Source: Lyten

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