COMPANY PROFILE / NEXT-GEN ENERGY STORAGE
Sila
A privately held materials company in California that makes the silicon-carbon anode material Titan Silicon; its Washington State plant is running and ramping, and the questions are the funding to expand and a widening range of uses beyond cars
Sila is a materials company that makes and sells anode material (a silicon-carbon composite, Si/C) for lithium-ion batteries to battery makers, under the brand Titan Silicon. It is headquartered in Alameda, California, and is privately held. Its sales, profit and headcount could not be confirmed from official materials.
It produces at an existing line in Alameda (running since 2017) and at a new plant in Moses Lake, Washington (operations began in September 2025; described in July 2026 as ramping, with an initial Phase 1 capacity of 2 GWh by the company's account). In 2026 it announced US$300 million of private funding (July) and a conditional commitment of up to US$1.4 billion in loans from the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) of the U.S. Department of War (August; not a final agreement). It has also asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to act against three Chinese anode makers over alleged patent infringement; an investigation was instituted in July 2026 (no outcome yet).
Drawing on the company's website and press releases, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) documents, the Federal Register, and announcements by Panasonic Energy and REC Silicon, this article sets out what could be confirmed and what could not. All performance figures are manufacturer's stated values, and the test conditions are not published.
- At a glance: Sila and its place in next-generation energy storage
- Logo and naming
- Where the company sits in next-generation energy storage
- Company scale
- Resources committed to next-generation energy storage
- Track record
- Plans
- What the company is aiming for in next-generation energy storage
- Partnership map for next-generation energy storage
- Technologies, products and services
- Risks
- Glossary
- References
- Claim-to-source audit
1. At a glance: Sila and its place in next-generation energy storage
(Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.)The website copyright notice reads Sila Nanotechnologies Inc. The company says the name, pronounced "see-luh", means power in Ukrainian and Russian and ethics in Buddhism
California, U.S.The dateline of its press releases. The company says it moved to Alameda in 2014. A full street address could not be confirmed on the website
Titan SiliconAimed at replacing graphite. The company says it works in pouch, cylindrical and prismatic cells (manufacturer's stated value)
Alameda, CaliforniaMoses Lake began operations in September 2025. In July 2026 the company said it was ramping, with an initial Phase 1 capacity of 2 GWh
Sila's place in next-generation storage is that of one of the few privately held materials companies with its own plant in the United States for silicon anode material. There are facts that public bodies and counterparties confirm: Panasonic Energy's purchase agreement (December 2023), the silane supply agreement with REC Silicon (September 2024), and DOE's selection for funding (2022) Sourced.
However, actual shipments, sales, customer-by-customer adoption, and the use of its material in the Mercedes-Benz G-Class could not be confirmed. The US$1.4 billion is a "conditional commitment" and not a final agreement, and the expansion to as much as 250 GWh and the cell plant are company plans and targets. The performance figures (20% higher energy density, fast charging, more than 2,000 cycles and so on) are manufacturer's stated values with no test conditions published Not yet confirmed.
2. Logo and naming
The logo is the image published on the company's official website (silanano.com): an orange mark made of circles beside the word "Sila". It is taken as it is; it has not been recreated with generated images.
Naming: the company is Sila (only the first letter in capitals). The legal entity is Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., and Titan Silicon, introduced in 2023, is the brand of its anode material (shown with a registered trademark mark). It has no connection with companies of similar names in other fields.
Official site: https://www.silanano.com/3. Where the company sits in next-generation energy storage
Sila's primary type is cells & materials maker (anode material), with no secondary type. The conditional loan announced in August 2026 includes building a plant for specialty-application cells, but that is at the planning stage. Its business, as far as official materials confirm, is as follows.
| Business / use | Where it stands at Sila | Primary sources confirmed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titan Silicon anode material (silicon-carbon) | The core product. The company says it commercialized it in 2021. Mass production in Washington State, and years of production in Alameda | Company website; press releases (September 2025, July 2026) | Sourced (company description) |
| Supply to battery makers (EVs) | Panasonic Energy buys the material (agreement of December 2023). A partnership with Mercedes-Benz since 2019, described as for the G-Class (current status not confirmed) | Panasonic Energy announcement; company website; DOE documents | Sourced / current adoption not confirmed |
| Consumer and wearables | The company says it was used in WHOOP 4.0 in 2021 | Company website, About Us | Sourced (company description) |
| Drones, robots, data centers, defense, space | The uses its 2026 pages put first. The description of the conditional loan also lists drones and defense | Company website; press releases (2026) | Sourced (company description) / customer names not confirmed |
| Plant for specialty-application cells | A plan to build a silicon battery cell plant (for example for industrial, agricultural and military drones). The stated use of the conditional loan | Press release (August 2026) | Not yet confirmed |
| Mass production of battery cells | Its own cell mass production could not be confirmed at present | - | Not confirmed |
4. Company scale
Sila is privately held and does not publish financial statements. The scale that official materials confirm is as follows Sourced.
| Item | What was confirmed |
|---|---|
| Sales, profit and debt | Not disclosed. None appears on the website, in press releases or in DOE documents |
| Employees | Not disclosed. DOE's environmental assessment (2024) assumes 150 to 300 full-time-equivalent jobs at Moses Lake. In September 2025 the company said it aims to hire and train up to 500 over three to five years. The headcount in Alameda could not be confirmed |
| Founding and headquarters | Founded in 2011, the company says (after some years as a Georgia Tech start-up, it incorporated as Sila Nanotechnologies). Headquartered in Alameda, California; it says it moved to Alameda in 2014 |
| Founders and management | Co-founder and CEO: Gene Berdichevsky (formerly of Tesla). Co-founder and CTO: Gleb Yushin (a professor at Georgia Tech). In September 2026 Chris Dougher was promoted to COO and Gwen Hsu joined as VP, Product |
| Sites | Alameda (California) and Moses Lake (Washington; a 160-acre site with a building of more than 600,000 square feet. DOE documents give 162 acres and 613,000 square feet) |
| Investors | 8VC, Atreides Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, Coatue, In-Q-Tel, Matrix Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price (the company's list of September 2026). The June 2026 list also named Canada Pension Plan Investment Board |
| Patents | The company says "more than 250" patents and applications (June 2026) and "nearly 300" (September 2026) worldwide for silicon-carbon anode technology. The date of the count is not given |
| Quality certification | The company says Alameda received ISO 9001:2015 in 2022 and Moses Lake in August 2026. It says it is working toward IATF 16949 for automotive customers (a target) |
Phrases such as "the only advanced battery technology company in North America with GWh-scale operations" and "will be the world's largest silicon anode plant" are the company's own description. This article makes no judgment on rankings or superiority against other companies. The company's materials also say China holds "more than 90% of anode material processing and more than 80% of battery cell production", but no source is given, so this article does not use those figures.
5. Resources committed to next-generation energy storage
As a private company it discloses few amounts. The four points (people, money, outside deals, and universities or public funding) are set out below, with what could and could not be confirmed.
| Item | What was confirmed | Status |
|---|---|---|
| People (R&D sites and headcount) | The research roots are at Georgia Tech (CTO Professor Yushin). The number of R&D staff is not disclosed. The company says it received a grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in 2012. In Washington State it works on workforce training with Big Bend Community College and others | Sourced / headcount not confirmed |
| Money (R&D, capital expenditure, funding) | Actual R&D and capital spending are not disclosed. Funding: about US$600 million in 2021 (company statement), US$375 million in a Series G in 2024 (stated on the company's About Us page), and US$300 million in July 2026 (led by Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures). The expected total cost of the DOE-backed Moses Lake project is US$611 million (US$100 million from DOE and US$511 million from Sila, per the draft environmental assessment of 2024). The OSC's conditional loan is up to US$1.4 billion (August 2026; not a final agreement) | Sourced / actual spending not disclosed / the loan is Not yet confirmed |
| Outside stakes, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestments | Stakes, acquisitions, joint ventures or divestments by Sila could not be confirmed. In 2022 it bought the Moses Lake building and land (its own site). Investors on the receiving side are as listed above | Not confirmed (its own investments) |
| Universities, research institutes and public funding | Universities: Georgia Tech (a related entity, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, is among the complainants at the ITC) and Clemson University (named in the September 2026 announcement). Public funding: DOE battery materials processing funding (federal cost share US$100 million, per the October 2022 selection document); ARPA-E (2012); the OSC conditional loan (August 2026) | Sourced |
Status of main products and facilities
The table covers what the company's and DOE's official materials confirm. Capacity is given in different units in different documents (GWh and tonnes a year), and no conversion basis is given, so the figures are not set side by side.
| Facility | Location | Scale (stated or assumed) | Stage | Date and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda production line | California | GWh and tonnage not disclosed. The company says yields on Titan Silicon exceed 95% | Operating (pilot production in 2017; more than seven years of round-the-clock operation, it says) | Company website; release of August 2026 |
| Moses Lake Phase 1 | Washington State | September 2025: initially 2 to 5 GWh. July 2026: initially 2 GWh. Assumed in the draft DOE assessment (2024): up to 300 tonnes a year | Operating, ramping. Commissioning began in April 2025 and operations in September 2025; in August 2026 the company said it was moving into commercial production | Releases of April and September 2025 and July and August 2026; DOE documents |
| Moses Lake Phase 2 and beyond | Washington State | The company: up to 250 GWh (a target within five years). Draft DOE assessment: up to 2,300 tonnes a year | Planned (a Phase 2 expansion is planned, it says). Not yet confirmed | Release of July 2026; DOE documents |
| Plant for specialty-application silicon cells | Not stated | Scale not stated | Planned. The stated use of the conditional loan | Release of August 2026 |
| Silane (raw gas) supply | - | REC Silicon is to supply through 2031 (2024 contract) | Contract of September 2024. The current source and volume could not be confirmed | REC Silicon announcement |
6. Track record
| When | What happened | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 to 2014 | Incorporated as Sila Nanotechnologies in 2011. In 2012 an ARPA-E grant and a first development partnership with BMW. Moved to Alameda in 2014 (company statements) | Preparing the move from research to production |
| 2017 and 2019 | Pilot production in Alameda in 2017. In 2019 a milestone patent was filed and a long-term partnership with Mercedes-Benz began (company statements) | Start of automotive discussions |
| 2021 | The company's next-generation material was commercialized in WHOOP 4.0 (company statement). It also said it closed about US$600 million of funding and began developing a 150 GWh North American plant | First commercialization. The planned plant size is larger than in later announcements |
| 2022 | Bought the Moses Lake building and land (160 acres, more than 600,000 square feet). DOE selected it with a federal cost share of US$100 million (October 2022 selection document, which assumed full production of 20 GWh equivalent in 2026) | Securing a U.S. production base |
| 2023 | Introduced the Titan Silicon brand. On 12 December Panasonic Energy announced a purchase agreement | A contract with a battery maker |
| 2024 | February: draft DOE environmental assessment (project cost US$611 million). A US$375 million Series G. On 19 September a silane supply agreement with REC Silicon through 2031 | Securing construction funds and raw material |
| 15 April and 23 September 2025 | Commissioning of Phase 1 began in April. In September it announced the start of operations at Moses Lake (initially 2 to 5 GWh) | Production equipment going live |
| 18 June 2026 | Asked the ITC to act on alleged patent infringement (the respondents are three companies of the Carbon One New Energy group in China) and also sued in federal district court | Defending its business through IP |
| 21 July 2026 | Announced US$300 million in private funding. The same day the ITC instituted an investigation (337-TA-1513) | Funding, and the start of legal proceedings |
| August 2026 | On 7 August a conditional commitment from the OSC for up to US$1.4 billion. On 20 August ISO 9001:2015 at Moses Lake | Prospective expansion funds, and a quality system in place |
| September 2026 | On 4 September the company said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) left the claims of its core patent US 10,374,221 unchanged in re-examination (certificate dated 23 July). On 17 September, appointments of a COO and a VP, Product | Defending its patents, and strengthening management |
7. Plans
Up to 250 GWh (within five years)A company target. Phase 1 starts at 2 GWh (July 2026). The start of construction and funding for Phase 2 could not be confirmed
(conditional commitment)The company says it must meet financial, legal, technical and other conditions before entering definitive documents
(no timing or site)Silicon battery cells for demanding uses such as drones. Scale and timing are not stated
IATF 16949A quality standard for automotive customers. No timing is stated
In announcing management changes the company also said it aims to become a global manufacturer "producing hundreds of tons per day" (September 2026) Not yet confirmed. This is a goal, not a result.
None of the following is stated in primary materials Not yet confirmed.
Sales, profit, headcount and R&D spending; actual shipments, utilization and yields at Moses Lake; customer-by-customer adoption (the current status of Panasonic Energy batteries and the Mercedes-Benz G-Class); the names of the three automotive customers not yet disclosed (said in 2024 to be under contract); the silicon content, structure and capacity (mAh/g) of Titan Silicon; the test conditions for each performance figure; whether the OSC loan reaches a final agreement; the ITC outcome (it appears to be pending as of October 2026, but this article has not checked); and when Phase 2 at Moses Lake will start.
8. What the company is aiming for in next-generation energy storage
This chapter includes points the company does not state directly. They are given as inferences, to the extent the primary sources allow, with the basis for each.
| What can be read | Primary basis | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Combining foundational patents with U.S. manufacturing to build a domestic battery-materials supply chain is the axis of its business | The company website ("Invent here. Build here.") and several 2026 releases stress "technology sovereignty". The defense of patents (USPTO re-examination, the ITC action) and the expansion of manufacturing (OSC loan, new equity) appear in the same months | Sourced (company description) / the positioning is an inference |
| Widening its main customers from automobiles to drones, robots, data centers and defense | The announcements of 2022 to 2024 put Mercedes-Benz and Panasonic Energy (automotive) first. The 2026 pages and releases put drones, defense, space and data centers first, and the conditional loan includes a specialty-application cell plant | Inference |
| Stepping into part of cell manufacturing to show the performance of its own material directly | The OSC loan's uses include building a specialty-application cell plant, described as an effort to push the limits of Titan Silicon | Sourced (company description) / the intent is an inference |
| Also considering earning revenue from patents and technology licensing | In announcing the ITC action it said it combines royalty and supply agreements, and mentioned evaluation, qualification and royalty frameworks with cell makers and OEMs | Sourced (company description) / inference |
The reading that "it is widening uses beyond automobiles" rests on the center of the company's messaging having shifted between 2024 and 2026. The REC Silicon announcement of September 2024 was built around deliveries to automotive customers (from the fourth quarter of 2025), the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Panasonic Energy. In the announcements of July and August 2026, drones, satellites, robots, AI data centers and defense come first, and automobiles are one use among them.
Still, official materials do not say that automotive shipments or adoption have stopped, because sales and shipments by customer are not disclosed. This is our reading of the company's announcements Not yet confirmed.
9. Partnership map for next-generation energy storage
The company's relationships are marked by supply links with battery makers and carmakers, and a funding structure that relies heavily on public bodies (DOE, OSC) and private investors. No joint ventures or acquisitions with operating companies were found. Customers named publicly include Panasonic Energy, Mercedes-Benz and WHOOP; the three automotive customers described as under contract in 2024 cannot be confirmed from official materials Not yet confirmed.
10. Technologies, products and services
The following is based on the company's official materials. All figures are manufacturer's stated values; where the materials give no test conditions or reference cell, that is noted. They do not rank the company's products against others, and values obtained under different conditions cannot be set side by side. For the general ideas behind silicon anodes, see our explainer on silicon anodes and nanostructured electrodes Sourced.
| Item | Manufacturer's stated value | Reference and conditions (as in the materials) |
|---|---|---|
| Higher energy density | Replacing graphite gives "20% more than the industry's best performing cells" (2026 product page). The company's announcements word it differently over time: "up to 20-25%" (April 2025), "up to 20%" (September 2025), "20-40% higher than traditional graphite" (July 2026) | The reference is "the industry's best performing cells" or "traditional graphite". Which cell, format or rate is not given. Whether it is at cell level is not given |
| Fast charging | "Can enable under-10-minute fast charge" (product page). Pages by use say "10 or 15 minutes" and "as low as 5 minutes" | Said to carry "little energy penalty", but no temperature, current or SOC range is given |
| Cycle life | "More than 2,000 cycles" (product page), without losing the energy density gain | No depth of discharge, temperature or definition of capacity retention is given |
| Power | "Up to 2x the power" (with power-focused cell designs) | No reference is given |
| Swelling | Cell-level swell "comparable to graphite" | No measurement method or clamping pressure is given |
| Supported cell formats | Pouch, cylindrical and prismatic. Fits existing lithium-ion cell assembly processes (company statement) | - |
| Manufacturing | From "a gram per batch" in the lab to "a ton per batch" (September 2026). Yields above 95% in Alameda production (August 2026) | The definition and period of the yield are not given |
The pages by use (data centers and robotics, EVs and e-mobility, and others) carry further figures, such as "up to 20% smaller battery", "up to 20% more range" and "up to 3x the missions per pack". All are manufacturer's stated values with no reference given. The company also says it offers recipe development to match a customer's performance targets, cell prototyping and in-house testing, which suggests that the figures can change with the customer's cell design (inference).
(1) What it is made of: a silicon-carbon nanocomposite is as far as official materials go. Panasonic Energy's announcement describes Titan Silicon as a nano-composite silicon anode material with higher capacity than conventional silicon and suppressed expansion on charging. Sila itself does not publish the structure that holds the swelling down, nor the silicon content, particle size or surface area. For the ideas of expansion, SEI and prelithiation, see our explainer on silicon anodes and nanostructured electrodes. The company says its origin is the research of CTO Professor Yushin and colleagues (the hierarchical-structure paper in that explainer's references is from that group), but official materials do not confirm that Titan Silicon's structure is the same as that design.
(2) The raw material is silane. REC Silicon's announcement says the high-purity silane is for the production of Titan Silicon and will be supplied through 2031. DOE's draft environmental assessment (2024) lists silane, hydrocarbon gases, nitrogen and oxygen among the materials handled at Moses Lake, and provides caustic scrubbers for silane-containing exhaust (with a stated removal efficiency of at least 99% for silane). The same document says "the overall synthesis pathway is unique" but that individual steps resemble processes used for decades in other industries. From this, a gas-phase process that uses silane appears to be at the core; but the documents do not say at which step or from what raw material the carbon is supplied, so that stays within inference.
(3) The difficulty of scale is "the same quality, in tonnes, every batch". The company says it has gone from a gram per batch to a ton per batch, and for the ISO 9001 certification at Moses Lake it cites recipe control, traceability from raw material intake to final product, and reactor readiness management. Equipment that handles silane also carries a heavy burden of safety and exhaust management (the DOE document includes a hazardous-materials handling plan). The yield figure (above 95%) refers to Alameda production, and a Moses Lake track record could not be confirmed.
(4) How to read the numbers. "20%", "20-25%" and "20-40%" come with no reference cell, electrode, rate or temperature, so they cannot be taken as values under the same conditions. As the explainer sets out, the results of silicon anodes depend heavily on silicon content, electrode thickness, electrolyte and clamping pressure. This article does not judge Sila's material against others'.
11. Risks
| Risk | Details | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Opaque finances | Sales, profit, debt and cash balance are not in official materials. Funding amounts are announced, but the breakdown of use and the total cash on hand could not be confirmed. This article cannot assess financial health | Not confirmed |
| Production ramp-up | Moses Lake began operations in September 2025, was described as ramping in July 2026 and as moving into commercial production in August. Initial capacity is described as "2 to 5 GWh" in 2025 and "2 GWh" in 2026, so the wording differs by announcement. The REC Silicon announcement (September 2024) said deliveries to automotive customers would begin in the fourth quarter of 2025; because actual shipments are not disclosed, the gap against plan cannot be judged | Sourced (company description) / not confirmed |
| Funding and loan conditions | The OSC loan is a conditional commitment and requires financial, legal, technical and other conditions to be met. The likelihood of a final agreement and drawdown could not be confirmed. The DOE amount is the figure at selection; the amount actually paid could not be confirmed | Not yet confirmed |
| Uncertain customers and uses | The current status of adoption in automotive uses (the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Panasonic Energy batteries) could not be confirmed. It is widening its uses in 2026, but customer names and volumes are not disclosed. The company's materials do not discuss whether customers might develop or source silicon anodes themselves | Not confirmed / inference |
| IP disputes | In July 2026 the ITC instituted an investigation (337-TA-1513). The company is the side alleging infringement; this article has not checked the respondents' arguments or any outcome. The USPTO re-examination (the sixth defense, by the company's account) itself shows that challenges to its patents continue. Disputes can be long | Sourced (start of proceedings) / the outcome is Not yet confirmed |
| Silane supply | A supply contract with REC Silicon through 2031 was signed in 2024. The company's current source and volumes could not be confirmed (a shutdown of REC Silicon's polysilicon plant at Moses Lake has been reported in the press, but this article has not confirmed it from primary sources) | Not confirmed |
| Dependence on policy | Part of its funding comes from the U.S. government (DOE, OSC), and its messaging centers on "technology sovereignty" and compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Changes in administration, budgets or procurement rules could affect it. This article has not confirmed the stage (proposed, adopted, in force) of individual rules | Sourced (company description) / not confirmed |
| Safety and environment | It handles hazardous materials such as silane. DOE's document records a handling plan and an exhaust treatment design. This article does not assess any specific incident or safety record | Sourced |
12. Glossary
- Silicon-carbon composite (Si/C)
- A composite of silicon and carbon used in an anode in place of graphite. Silicon has high capacity but changes volume greatly on charge and discharge.
- Titan Silicon
- The brand of Sila's anode material (introduced in 2023, shown with a registered trademark mark).
- Silane
- A compound of silicon and hydrogen (SiH4), a raw gas for making silicon. It needs careful safety management.
- GWh-scale
- A way of expressing how many gigawatt-hours of batteries a quantity of anode material can supply. The conversion from tonnes of anode material depends on cell design.
- OSC (Office of Strategic Capital)
- An organization of the U.S. Department of War (the Department of Defense, in the company's wording) that makes loans to companies in critical technologies.
- ITC and Section 337 investigation
- A procedure of the U.S. International Trade Commission that examines imports alleged to infringe patents and similar rights. The start of an investigation is not a finding of violation.
- Ex parte re-examination
- A procedure by which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reviews the validity of a patent.
- ISO 9001 and IATF 16949
- International quality management standards; the latter adds requirements for the automotive industry.
- NDAA compliance
- A supply chain that meets procurement rules under the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act. The company says some customers require it.
- Manufacturer's stated value
- A description or performance figure given by the maker itself. It cannot be compared with another product's unless the test conditions and version match.
13. References
- Sila Company website, About Us. Timeline (2011 to 2025), founders, the company's description. https://www.silanano.com/about-us
- Sila Company website, home page (source of the logo image; list of news items in August and September 2026). https://www.silanano.com/
- Sila Company website, Titan Silicon Anode. Product claims (manufacturer's stated values), patent count, supported cell formats. https://www.silanano.com/our-solutions/titan-silicon-anode
- Sila Company website, Sila Moses Lake. History of the Washington State plant (2022 to 2025) and community ties. https://www.silanano.com/moseslake
- Sila Company website, Press. Company description (founded 2011), list of investors, lists of news and press releases. https://www.silanano.com/press
- Sila Sila Receives Conditional $1.4 Billion Loan Commitment from U.S. Department of War to Accelerate Domestic Battery Technology Manufacturing (press release, 7 August 2026). https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-receives-conditional-1-4-billion-loan-commitment-from-u-s-department-of-war-to-accelerate-domestic-battery-technology-manufacturing
- Sila Sila Secures $300 Million in Private Funding to Ramp Gigascale Anode Manufacturing and Strengthen America's Technology Sovereignty (press release, 21 July 2026). https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-secures-300-million-in-private-funding-to-ramp-gigascale-anode-manufacturing-and-strengthen-americas-technology-sovereignty
- Sila Sila Gears Up for Gigascale Production in U.S. with Key Executive Appointments (press release, 17 September 2026). https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-gears-up-for-gigascale-production-in-u-s-with-key-executive-appointments
- Sila USPTO Affirms Sila’s Ownership of Core IP for Silicon-Carbon Anode Technology (Si/C) (press release, 4 September 2026). https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/uspto-affirms-silas-ownership-of-core-ip-for-silicon-carbon-anode-technology-si-c
- Sila Sila Earns ISO 9001:2015 Certification, Validating World-Class Quality Systems for Domestic Silicon Battery Technology Manufacturing at Scale (press release, 20 August 2026). https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-earns-iso-90012015-certification-validating-world-class-quality-systems-for-domestic-silicon-battery-technology-manufacturing-at-scale
- Sila Sila Files U.S. ITC & District Court Actions to Protect American Battery Innovation (press release, 18 June 2026). https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-files-u-s-itc-district-court-actions-to-protect-american-battery-innovation
- Sila Sila Opens Nation’s First Automotive-Scale Silicon Anode Plant, Ushering in a New Era for U.S. Battery Manufacturing (press release, 23 September 2025). https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-opens-nations-first-automotive-scale-silicon-anode-plant-ushering-in-a-new-era-for-u-s-battery-manufacturing
- Sila Sila Begins the Commissioning of its Moses Lake Plant, a Major Milestone on the Path to Becoming Fully Operational in 2025 (press release, 15 April 2025). https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-begins-the-commissioning-of-its-moses-lake-plant-a-major-milestone-on-the-path-to-becoming-fully-operational-in-2025
- U.S. International Trade Commission / Federal Register Certain Anode Materials for Use in Battery Cells and Batteries; Notice of Institution of Investigation (Investigation No. 337-TA-1513, issued 21 July 2026; FR Doc. 2026-14970, public-inspection version scheduled for publication on 24 July 2026). https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-14970.pdf
- U.S. Department of Energy Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Selectee Fact Sheets (DE-FOA-0002678, October 2022). The entry for Sila's Auto Scale Silicon Anode Plant. https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/DOE%20BIL%20Battery%20FOA-2678%20Selectee%20Fact%20Sheets%20-%201_2.pdf
- U.S. Department of Energy (NETL) Draft Environmental Assessment, DOE/EA-2214: Sila Nanotechnologies Moses Lake Auto-Scale Silicon Anode Plant (February 2024). Project cost, capacity by phase, materials handled. https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/draft-ea-2214-sila-nanotechnologiesmoses-lake-auto-scale-silicon-anode-plant-2024-02.pdf
- U.S. Department of Energy DOE/EA-2214: Sila Nanotechnologies - Moses Lake Auto-Scale Silicon Anode Plant (the DOE page for the environmental assessment, which lists the final assessment and finding of no significant impact). https://www.energy.gov/nepa/doeea-2214-sila-nanotechnologies-moses-lake-auto-scale-silicon-anode-plant-moses-lake-wa
- Panasonic Energy Panasonic Energy Partners with Sila for Procurement of Next-Generation Silicon Anode Material for EV Batteries (press release, 12 December 2023). https://news.panasonic.com/uploads/tmg_block_page_image/file/20900/en231212-3-1.pdf
- REC Silicon REC Silicon and Sila Sign Long-Term Silane Supply Agreement (announcement of 19 September 2024; full text as distributed on Inderes). https://www.inderes.fi/en/releases/rec-silicon-and-sila-sign-long-term-silane-supply-agreement
- Sila Company website, Data Centers & Robotics. Claims by use (manufacturer's stated values). https://www.silanano.com/applications/data-centers-and-robotics
- Sila Company website, EVs & E-Mobility. Claims by use (manufacturer's stated values). https://www.silanano.com/applications/automotive
14. Claim-to-source audit
| Claim in the text | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Founding (2011), history (ARPA-E and BMW in 2012, Alameda in 2014, pilot production in 2017, Mercedes-Benz in 2019, WHOOP 4.0 and about US$600 million in 2021, the Moses Lake purchase and DOE in 2022, Titan Silicon and Panasonic in 2023, Series G and REC in 2024), the origin of the name, the founders | Sourced (company description) | Reference 1 https://www.silanano.com/about-us |
| The company description (founded 2011), the list of investors, the lists of news and press releases | Sourced (company description) | Reference 5, 2 https://www.silanano.com/press https://www.silanano.com/ |
| Titan Silicon performance claims (20%, under 10 minutes, more than 2,000 cycles, up to 2x power, swell comparable to graphite), cell formats, more than 250 patents | Sourced (manufacturer's stated value) | Reference 3 https://www.silanano.com/our-solutions/titan-silicon-anode |
| History of the Moses Lake plant (2022 to 2025) and community ties | Sourced (company description) | Reference 4 https://www.silanano.com/moseslake |
| The OSC conditional loan (up to US$1.4 billion), its uses (Moses Lake expansion and a cell plant), the conditions, the recent US$300 million, the statements about China's share of anode processing | Sourced (company description) / the loan is not yet confirmed | Reference 6 https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-receives-conditional-1-4-billion-loan-commitment-from-u-s-department-of-war-to-accelerate-domestic-battery-technology-manufacturing |
| US$300 million of private funding (21 July 2026), initial Phase 1 capacity of 2 GWh, up to 250 GWh (within five years), ramping | Sourced (company description) / the target is not yet confirmed | Reference 7 https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-secures-300-million-in-private-funding-to-ramp-gigascale-anode-manufacturing-and-strengthen-americas-technology-sovereignty |
| Appointment of a COO and VP, Product; a gram per batch to a ton per batch; the goal of hundreds of tons per day | Sourced (company description) / the goal is not yet confirmed | Reference 8 https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-gears-up-for-gigascale-production-in-u-s-with-key-executive-appointments |
| USPTO re-examination (US 10,374,221, certificate dated 23 July 2026), nearly 300 patents, the sixth defense, references to DOE, Georgia Tech and Clemson University | Sourced (company description) | Reference 9 https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/uspto-affirms-silas-ownership-of-core-ip-for-silicon-carbon-anode-technology-si-c |
| ISO 9001:2015 at Moses Lake (20 August 2026), work toward IATF 16949, Alameda (certified in 2022, yields above 95%, more than seven years of operation) | Sourced (company description) / the target is not yet confirmed | Reference 10 https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-earns-iso-90012015-certification-validating-world-class-quality-systems-for-domestic-silicon-battery-technology-manufacturing-at-scale |
| Filing with the ITC and a federal district court (18 June 2026), the respondents, the royalty and supply framework | Sourced (company description) | Reference 11 https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-files-u-s-itc-district-court-actions-to-protect-american-battery-innovation |
| Start of operations at Moses Lake (23 September 2025), initially 2 to 5 GWh, up to 250 GWh, more than 600,000 square feet on 160 acres, hiring and training of 500 | Sourced (company description) / plans not yet confirmed | Reference 12 https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-opens-nations-first-automotive-scale-silicon-anode-plant-ushering-in-a-new-era-for-u-s-battery-manufacturing |
| Start of commissioning at Moses Lake (15 April 2025), the wording of 20-25% | Sourced (company description) | Reference 13 https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-begins-the-commissioning-of-its-moses-lake-plant-a-major-milestone-on-the-path-to-becoming-fully-operational-in-2025 |
| ITC Investigation 337-TA-1513 (21 July 2026), the complainants (Sila and Georgia Tech Research Corporation), the three respondents, four patents, the relief requested (a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders) | Sourced | Reference 14 https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-14970.pdf |
| DOE selection document: federal cost share US$100 million and recipient share US$300 million (at selection), 20 GWh equivalent in 2026, the mention of Mercedes-Benz (G-Class) | Sourced | Reference 15 https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/DOE%20BIL%20Battery%20FOA-2678%20Selectee%20Fact%20Sheets%20-%201_2.pdf |
| DOE draft environmental assessment: project cost US$611 million (DOE US$100 million, Sila US$511 million), Phase 1 up to 300 tonnes a year, Phase 2 up to 2,300 tonnes a year, materials handled (silane and others), scrubbers, 150 to 300 jobs | Sourced (draft) | Reference 16, 17 https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/draft-ea-2214-sila-nanotechnologiesmoses-lake-auto-scale-silicon-anode-plant-2024-02.pdf https://www.energy.gov/nepa/doeea-2214-sila-nanotechnologies-moses-lake-auto-scale-silicon-anode-plant-moses-lake-wa |
| Purchase agreement with Panasonic Energy (12 December 2023), supply from the Washington State plant, Panasonic's target (800 to 1,000 Wh/L by 2031) | Sourced | Reference 18 https://news.panasonic.com/uploads/tmg_block_page_image/file/20900/en231212-3-1.pdf |
| Silane supply agreement with REC Silicon (19 September 2024, through 2031), the description of customer contracts (Mercedes-Benz, Panasonic, three undisclosed) | Sourced | Reference 19 https://www.inderes.fi/en/releases/rec-silicon-and-sila-sign-long-term-silane-supply-agreement |
| Figures by use (battery up to 20% smaller, range up to 20% longer, up to 3x the missions, 5-minute charging and so on) | Sourced (manufacturer's stated value) | Reference 20, 21 https://www.silanano.com/applications/data-centers-and-robotics https://www.silanano.com/applications/automotive |
| The logo image is the one published on the company's website | Sourced | Reference 2 https://www.silanano.com/ |
| Sales, profit, headcount and R&D spending; shipments and yields at Moses Lake; customer-by-customer adoption; the three undisclosed customers; silicon content and structure; test conditions; a final OSC agreement; the ITC outcome; the start of Phase 2 | Not yet confirmed | Our own summary and outlook (items not confirmed in primary sources; this article) |
| The readings "U.S. supply chain as the axis of the business", "widening uses beyond automobiles", "stepping into cell manufacturing" and "earning revenue from patents and licensing", and the view that a gas-phase silane process is at the core | Inference | Reference 1, 6, 7, 11, 16, 19 https://www.silanano.com/about-us https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-receives-conditional-1-4-billion-loan-commitment-from-u-s-department-of-war-to-accelerate-domestic-battery-technology-manufacturing https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-secures-300-million-in-private-funding-to-ramp-gigascale-anode-manufacturing-and-strengthen-americas-technology-sovereignty https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-files-u-s-itc-district-court-actions-to-protect-american-battery-innovation https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/draft-ea-2214-sila-nanotechnologiesmoses-lake-auto-scale-silicon-anode-plant-2024-02.pdf https://www.inderes.fi/en/releases/rec-silicon-and-sila-sign-long-term-silane-supply-agreement |
| Classifying Sila as "cells & materials" and the glossary organization | Our calculation | Our own classification and organization (this article) |
| The materials engineer's view (that silicon content and structure are not published, the handling of silane, quality at tonne scale, how to read the figures) | Commentary | Our commentary (official materials organized from a materials viewpoint; this article) |
Last updated: 10 October 2026 / Troy Technical
This article is based on Sila's website and press releases, DOE public documents, the Federal Register, and announcements by Panasonic Energy and REC Silicon. It uses no market-research estimates or press-based figures. Items marked "Inference" are our reading of the primary sources and are not company disclosures. Product performance values are the company's stated values and cannot be compared with values obtained under different conditions. Company plans and targets are not yet confirmed and are not guaranteed. Disputes and loans are described at the stage of the proceedings and no outcome is predicted. This article does not advise individual readers on handling or safety of batteries, or on investment or procurement decisions.