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Tech giant Amazon is backing U.S. domestic battery manufacturing efforts, taking a leading role in California-based silicon solid-state battery maker Blue Current’s latest funding round.
Blue Current announced that it has closed a Series D financing round of more than $80 million led by Amazon, with participation from Koch Disruptive Technologies, Piedmont Capital, Allen & Company and Rusheen Capital Partners.
From its pilot plant in Hayward, California, Blue Current is producing silicon solid-state batteries and is now gearing up for commercialization, according to company CEO Susan Stone.
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