BATT Coalition

BATT continues to contribute its policy and technical expertise to inform the unfolding debate about how best to secure and grow the domestic battery supply chain for defense systems, energy storage, electric vehicles, and other applications critical to ensuring U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. Steve LeVine of The Information reports in the latest edition of The Electric newsletter that BATT is urging Congress and the incoming administration to increase production tax credits for the manufacture of electrode powders, and to tighten their rules to more clearly favor domestic suppliers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAddSUZt

BATT continues to contribute its policy and technical expertise to inform the unfolding debate about how best to secure and grow the domestic battery supply chain for defense systems, energy storage, electric vehicles, and other applications critical to ensuring U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. Steve LeVine of The Information reports in the latest edition of The Electric newsletter that BATT is urging Congress and the incoming administration to increase production tax credits for the manufacture of electrode powders, and to tighten their rules to more clearly favor domestic suppliers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAddSUZt

"Congress is unlikely to make big moves during the lame-duck session to financially support critical mineral projects battered by an influx of cheap Chinese materials, but there are still a host of bills that may reach the president's desk," Hannah Northey reports in E&E News. "Their ultimate goal is to boost domestic projects that mine or process lithium, cobalt, nickel and other materials tied to national security and the energy transition — from electric vehicles to renewables. But the window for action is closing and likely to spill into next year." The BATT Coalition is among the leading expert voices as the debate plays out on how to sustain a robust domestic battery supply chain independent from foreign sources. Samm Gillard, BATT executive, told reporters at a recent briefing that companies are focused on the Republicans' 2025 tax package and are meeting with members of the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means and United States Senate Committee on Finance to advocate for more comprehensive incentives to invest in critical mineral projects, according to E&E News. “On both sides of the aisle we saw staff members that understood the national security implications of not having a domestic battery supply chain and the importance of ensuring that we're not fully reliant on China for batteries,” said Ross Kirschner, general counsel for BATT member Mitra Chem. Read more from E&E News: https://lnkd.in/eujzc57v And learn more about the BATT Coalition: https://lnkd.in/eMsgHR4W

Notice anyone familiar in these photos? Thanks, Jeff Helm, for representing NanoGraf on this historic D.C. advocacy tour.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the BATT Coalition's first D.C. advocacy tour this week, where member companies and coalition leaders met with bipartisan lawmakers and congressional staff to advocate for tax reforms that secure and grow the domestic battery supply chain for defense systems, energy storage, electric vehicles, and other applications that are critical to ensuring U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. “On both sides of the aisle, we saw staff members that understood the national security implications of not having a domestic battery supply chain,” Ross Kirschner, general counsel at Mitra Chem, told reporters on Thursday. Special thanks to the Ross Kirschner from Mitra Chem, Miki Oljaca from Orbia, Jeff Helm from NanoGraf Corporation, Eric Spomer and Carmen Rene, CPA at EnergySource Minerals, Janet Robertson, MBA at Princeton NuEnergy, Elizabeth Tate from Clarios, Jason Duva from Factorial Energy, Sanjiv Malhotra Ph.D, Venkatraman Prabhakar, and Abigail Collins Rodriguez, MBA from SPARKZ Inc., Steven V. from Novalith, John Busbee and Martin Rucidlo from Xerion Advanced Battery Corp., Matt Pearce, Samm Gillard, Celia Morté, Jeffrey Leahey, Christopher Michelbacher, David Howell, Drew Ronneberg, Emma Modesitt, and Benjamin McNutt. #technology #defense #manufacturing #energy #competitiveness #jobs #supplychain #nationalsecurity #resiliency #energyindependence

The BATTT Coalition took its collective voice to Capitol Hill this week as it engages with bipartisan members of Congress and key committee staff to advocate for tax reforms that secure and grow the domestic battery supply chain for defense systems, energy storage, electric vehicles, and other applications that are critical to ensuring U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. The coalition, established in August, represents the domestic battery upstream supply chain in extraction, synthesis, processing, and recycling to produce battery-grade and critical materials for lithium-ion batteries. “On both sides of the aisle, we saw staff members that understood the national security implications of not having a domestic battery supply chain,” Ross Kirschner, general counsel at Mitra Chem, told reporters on Thursday, as James Bikales at POLITICO Pro reported. “The first time that we started talking about critical minerals was under the first Trump administration. They liked it. Then the Biden administration liked it and put some money behind it," said Carmen Rene, CPA, chief financial officer for EnergySource Minerals, per NOTUS' Anna Kramer. "I find strong reason to believe that the Trump administration will continue to like it, but I think with a focus on national security, really on the race to be the first, the best, the strongest." BATT's executive director, Samm Gillard, said the coalition is also seeking to confer with the incoming administration's transition team to discuss its tax priorities and urge the incoming administration to distribute remaining grant money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that supports the industry. BATT looks forward to continuing to inform the unfolding debate as the Trump administration and Congress begin crafting a tax reform package that supports vibrant domestic industries and ensures the United States' technological advantage over our competitors. #technology #defense #manufacturing #energy #competitiveness #jobs #supplychain #nationalsecurity #energyindependence

Congratulations to our new friends Chicago-based NanoGraf Corporation on receiving the Flint & Genesee Economic Development Project of the Year! (Made possible by Communities First, Inc.) NanoGraf Corporation is a leading battery materials company that is building a $175,000,000 production facility in Flint, Mich. that will create 150 high tech manufacturing jobs on the old Buick City site. Their product uses silicon to create more energy dense batteries that store more energy, last longer, and charge faster — making the US less reliant on Chinese sourced lithium. We are ushering in the next generation of EVs in Flint! Welcome to Flint, NanoGraf! Shout out to Jeff Helm for attending the Art of Achievement event last night to accept the award.

“We’re transforming the Rust Belt into the Battery Belt,”  – Our CEO Francis Wang There’s optimism in industry across the United States, and The New York Times today spotlighted NanoGraf's upcoming Flint, Michigan facility as an example of new developments that are “transforming regions once synonymous with decline into hubs for forward-looking industry.” We're proud to be featured, and we're even more proud to get to work alongside leaders from the Flint community and state of Michigan, including: Nadia Abunasser, PhD Bogdan Vaduva Douglas Parks Michelle Grinnell Tyler Rossmaessler Sheldon A. Neeley Tyler Bailey Read the full article by Peter S. Goodman here:  https://lnkd.in/dGVmmBbE

⛏️ The next "white gold" rush could be afoot... in Arkansas. Researchers recently uncovered a massive lithium reserve in the state that's estimated to hold over 9x what's needed to meet global demand for EV batteries. Tapping that reserve won't be without hiccups: wonton extraction is sure to have steep environmental costs. But companies are already exploring sustainable ways to access this reserve and accelerate U.S. lithium production. If everything goes according to plan, we could be on the cusp of a seismic shift for the domestic battery supply chain. More on this topic: https://lnkd.in/gendXAiP

Hannah Northey at E&E News reports on BATT’s latest efforts to inform upcoming tax negotiations on Capitol Hill. “The group is warning that incentives tied to the Inflation Reduction Act don’t do enough to bolster new supply chains — mainly EV battery metals and materials — or prevent countries like China from taking advantage of incentives tied to the law,” she reports. “The IRA includes a consumer tax credit of $7,500 for electric vehicles that meet rigorous domestic production requirements.” “These policies disproportionately incentivize cell and pack producers, and do not protect domestic producers from Chinese companies and other Foreign Entities of Concern (FEOCs) that enjoy state subsidies and engage in unfair trade uraxrices,” Samm Gillard, BATT executive director, and Drew Ronneberg, BATT policy director, wrote to the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means. https://lnkd.in/epzkcSJ3