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Startup Anthro Energy has begun building a plant in Louisville, Kentucky, to produce enough electrolytes for batteries powering more than 300,000 electric vehicles, with operations scheduled to begin in 2028. The plant aims to provide a U.S. source of materials free from restrictions associated with foreign entities of concern, while potentially supporting solid-state battery manufacturing.
Energy storage projects with a total capacity of approximately 750 gigawatts are in queues for connection to the U.S. grid, but the average wait has reached five years, while South Korea’s DeltaX announced the construction of a $141 million plant in Georgia. The figures reveal strong growth in storage, but also highlight infrastructure bottlenecks and grid reliability risks.