South 8 receives notice of PowerForward Battery Manufacturing Grant

The $9 million proposed award will scale South 8’s LiGas® electrolyte manufacturing and integrate LiGas into battery cell manufacturing with partner Nanotech Energy.

SAN DIEGO (September 23, 2024) —South 8 Technologies (South 8), is thrilled to announce that we received a notice of proposed award in the hashtag#PowerForward Battery Manufacturing Grant program. The $9 million proposed award will scale South 8’s LiGas® electrolyte manufacturing and integrate LiGas into battery cell manufacturing with partner Nanotech Energy .

Thank you CALSTART, New Energy Nexus (NEX) and California Energy Commission for supporting our work on next-generation zero-emission vehicle batteries. And congratulations to our fellow awardees, SPARKZ Inc., and Sepion Technologies!

About South 8 Technologies
South 8 is driving the future of e-mobility with lithium-ion battery innovations. The company pioneered LiGas®, a liquefied gas electrolyte that dramatically improves the energy performance of lithium-ion batteries for next-generation EVs and other industrial applications. Headquartered in California, the company is led by a team of battery technology experts and supported by investors that include Anzu Partners, LG, Lockheed Martin, Shell, Porsche, Taiyo Nippon Sanso and Foothill Ventures. Learn more: www.south8.com

About Nanotech Energy

Nanotech Energy is on a mission to bring transformative, graphene-based energy storage products from the research lab to the mass market. Our very high surface area, single-layer graphene material is already being used in multiple applications, including non-flammable advanced lithium-Ion batteries, transparent conducting electrodes, conductive inks, conductive epoxy, and antistatic coatingsSe

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