What is the NAATBatt lithium-ion battery supply chain database?

The NAATBatt Lithium-Ion (li-ion) Battery Supply Chain Database is a directory of companies with facilities in North America representing the li-ion battery supply chain.

What is the National Blueprint for lithium batteries?

This National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries, developed by the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries will help guide investments to develop a domestic lithium-battery manufacturing value chain that creates equitable clean-energy manufacturing jobs in America while helping to mitigate climate change impacts.

How will lithium-based batteries affect the global supply chain?

As global demand for lithium-based batteries grows, the domestic battery supply chain must expand. Batteries are central to this economic strategy, representing as much as a twenty-fold increase in manufacturing capacity, including mineral refining, recycling, material production, component processing, and cell/pack manufacturing.

Should lithium-based batteries be a domestic supply chain?

Establishing a domestic supply chain for lithium-based batteries requires a national commitment to both solving breakthrough scientific challenges for new materials and developing a manufacturing base that meets the demands of the growing electric vehicle (EV) and electrical grid storage markets.

What is a battery energy storage system?

A battery energy storage system (BESS) is an electrochemical device that charges (or collects energy) from the grid or a power plant and then discharges that energy at a later time to provide electricity or other grid services when needed.

What is the current lithium-battery supply chain?

FIGURE 5 outlines the current lithium-battery supply chain, from raw materials production to end-of-life recycling. For each stage of the supply chain, FCAB proposes key actions that can be taken to strengthen and bolster domestic performance while providing equitable clean-energy manufacturing jobs.