33亿！微软、ATL战投硅基负极龙头

Group 1 - Group14 Technologies announced the completion of a $463 million (approximately 3.3 billion RMB) Series D financing led by SK Inc., with other investors including Porsche Investments, ATL, OMERS, Decarbonization Partners, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund, and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, bringing total funding to over $1 billion [2][3] - The funds will be used to expand the production scale of Group14's silicon anode battery material SCC55® in the U.S. and South Korea to meet the surging global energy storage demand [3] - Group14 has gained full ownership of its joint venture with SK Inc. in South Korea, which focuses on supplying the SCC55® anode material for electric vehicles [3] Group 2 - Group14's first two Battery Active Material (BAM) factories are located in Washington State, and the company is establishing a state-of-the-art silane gas factory in Germany to expand its silicon anode battery production infrastructure in Europe [3] - The third BAM factory, located in Asia, is strategically positioned near the headquarters of several major battery manufacturers and is set to deliver SCC55® to over 100 electric vehicle and consumer electronics battery production customers starting September 2024, with a capacity of 10 GWh [3] - Group14's silicon anode technology has been integrated into millions of ATL batteries, powering AI smartphones, and aims to support broader delivery of its silicon anode materials to drive the next generation of high-performance silicon anode batteries [3] Group 3 - The main technical barriers and industrialization challenges for vapor deposition silicon-carbon technology lie in the selection of porous carbon, deposition equipment, and deposition processes [4] - Group14 employs a novel vapor deposition silicon-carbon technology that utilizes a porous carbon framework to store silicon, allowing for molecular-scale control of the prepared nanomaterials, resulting in a well-structured product with low expansion rates and excellent cycling performance [4] - The carbon framework is cost-effective and possesses good lithium storage capacity, contributing to high energy density due to its low density and lightweight nature [4]