By the end of 2022, North America had become the fastest growing regional market for planned new lithium battery cell manufacturing plants, according to Clean Energy Associates’ latest “Energy Storage System Supplier Market Intelligence Program” report. Much of this growth is attributable to incentives provided by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.
Europe witnessed delays and cancellations of several planned production facilities, due in large part to high energy prices and more attractive policy support from other regional markets, said CEA.
Clean Energy Associates’ Energy Storage System (ESS) Supplier Market Intelligence Program (SMIP) offers twice-a-year independent market intelligence about the world’s top lithium-ion cell manufacturers and energy storage system integrators.
Increased market fragmentation is expected, as the expansion of the ESS market will enable the growth of Tier II/III suppliers currently unable to deliver scale for EV buyers in particular.
Examples from the current project pipeline include:
- American Battery Factory (ABF), founded by Lion Energy, will build a network of LFP battery factories in the United States, with its first factory in Tucson, Arizona. The company plans to build LFP battery cells for both EV and ESS applications.
- California-based Amprius Technologies will build a 5 GWh factory (in phases) in Colorado. The first phase, with 0.5 GWh capacity, will come online by 2025.
- Canada’s battery manufacturer Electrovaya will build the EV battery plant in Chautauqua County with around 1 GWh capacity.
- Envision AESC plans to set up its second EV battery factory in the United States in partnership with BMW. The factory will be set up in South Carolina with an annual capacity of 30 GWh.
- In partnership with CATL, Ford will set up a 35 GWh LFP cell production facility in Michigan.
- FREYR will parallel develop its Giga America and Giga Arctic to gain U.S. IRA incentives. Tax credits offered through the IRA would allow FREYR to receive $37 million/GWh of capacity installed in the United States.
The executive summary of the new Clean Energy Associates energy storage report can be downloaded for free here.
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