Stellantis N.V. and Samsung SDI announced that Kokomo, Indiana, will be the site for a second battery manufacturing facility in the United States as part of the StarPlus Energy joint venture. The new StarPlus Energy plant is expected to begin production in early 2027 with an annual capacity of 34 gigawatt hours (GWh).
ENTEK, the only US-owned and US-based producer of ‘wet-process’ lithium-ion battery separator materials, announced plans today to establish operations in Indiana, investing $1.5 billion in a new Terre Haute production facility.
SAMSUNG SDI announced that the company has completed and signed an agreement with General Motors to establish a joint venture to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries in the United States.The ceremony was held at SAMSUNG SDI's office in Seoul, and was attended by key executives from both companies, including SAMSUNG SDI CEO Yoon-ho Choi. SAMSUNG SDI reached an agreement with GM in April of 2023 to form an EV battery joint venture.
Toyota will invest $1.4 billion in its assembly plant here to build a new, three-row, battery-electric SUV. The project is expected to add 340 new jobs at the factory. The investment will create the infrastructure to make the new vehicle, as well as add an assembly line to produce the battery packs for it.
This project will install a 112-kW solar PV system on the roof of the SMATE Building [Science, Math and Technology Education]. Grant funding was received from the Department of Commerce to fund 80% of the project cost, and the remaining costs are expected to be covered by federal IRA tax credits. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-December 2024. The contractors are Axiom D7 and Western Solar. The SMATE solar project will feature innovative bifacial solar modules with photovoltaic cells on both sides of the panels to capture reflected light from the roof. The 193-module solar array will generate over 102,000 kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually, enough to power 11 homes. It is projected to save Western $17,144 per year in electric usage and demand charges, increasing over time as electric rates rise. This project will be visible from neighboring buildings and offer experiential learning opportunities to students. Source: https://trustees.wwu.edu/sites/trustees.wwu.edu/files/00All-In-OneDecember132024BOTMeeting.pdf
Texas entrepreneurs are investing $1.23 billion into an offshore wind farm along the Gulf Coast. The facility is historic because it is being built by an independently black-owned company, Diligence Offshore Services, LLC. According to a news release from District 22 Texas Representative Christian Manuel, this offshore wind energy initiative will be powering nearly 1 million Texas homes with affordable clean energy. The energy will be channeled into Port Arthur. This new facility that will supply the community of Port Arthur with up to 4,000 construction jobs and more than 100 permanent jobs.
Tesla's in-house lithium refinery broke ground in May of 2023. Once complete, the facility will represent an investment of greater than $1 billion in the greater Corpus Christi, Texas area.
Tesla is going to build a new megafactory near Houston to operate a battery storage facility, Electrek reported in March 2025, citing a tax abatement agreement with Waller County in Texas. The electric vehicle company is going to build and manage its Megapack energy products in over a 1-million-square-foot building near Katy, Texas, according to the report.
India's top solar panel maker Waaree Energies announced in December 2023 that it would invest up to $1 billion to build a factory in Texas to take advantage of soaring U.S. demand for clean energy.
May Renewables LLC announced in February it is building a $70 million solar farm and storage facility near Cope in Orangeburg County. The facility will have a 100-megawatt solar farm. It will include a 100 megawatt/400-megawatt battery energy storage system