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Titan Silicon and Moses Lake
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Titan Silicon and Moses Lake

by Sila NanotechnologiesUS

DeployStage 4 of 5

Moses Lake running since autumn 2025; next expansion funded in July 2026.

Updated 4 Sep 2026Checked 25 Sep0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Next-phase capacity expansion
  1. Titan Silicon ships in consumer device (WHOOP 4.0)2021Complete.
  2. Moses Lake site selected2022Complete.
  3. Moses Lake plant begins operationsQ4 2025Complete.
  4. Next-phase capacity expansionNowCurrent milestone.

Most important updates

  • 4 Sep 2026
  • 20 Aug 2026
  • 7 Aug 2026
  • Jul 2026
  • Q4 2025

Current obstacles

  • Carmaker approvalCarmakers take years to approve new materials; volumes depend on cell makers using lots of silicon.

Physics limits

  • Silicon swells about 300% when fullEach silicon atom can bind up to 3.75 lithium atoms, about 10× graphite per gram, but the material swells ~300%, so particles and electrodes flex hard every cycle.
  • Every crack eats lithiumFresh silicon surface reacts with electrolyte and forms a film that traps lithium; swelling cracks the film each cycle, so capacity fades faster than with graphite.

How it works

3 parts
A battery electrode coater: anode powders such as Titan Silicon are mixed into a paste and spread thinly on metal foil on machines like this
A battery electrode coater: anode powders such as Titan Silicon are mixed into a paste and spread thinly on metal foil on machines like thisPhoto: RudolfSimon · CC BY 3.0 (opens commons.wikimedia.org)
Particle

Silicon with built-in space

Sila builds each particle as a porous structure, so silicon swells into internal space while the particle's outer size stays nearly the same.

Drop-in

Can replace graphite outright

Titan Silicon is a drop-in powder that can fully replace graphite rather than just blending in, which Sila says adds 20% or more cell energy.

Plant

Made in Moses Lake

The Washington plant runs on local hydropower; its first phase supplies anode material for about 2–5 GWh of cells a year.

Spec sheet

SpecTitan Silicon and Moses Lake
Initial capacity~2 GWh/yr equivalentR (reported)
Designed expansionUp to 250 GWh/yrR (reported)
Site160 acresR (reported)

R reported by the company

Update log

5 updates

Fri 4 Sep

  • Minor: PressOther

Thu 20 Aug

  • Minor: PressManufacturing

Fri 7 Aug

  • Major: PressFunding

Jul 2026

  • Major: PressFunding

Q4 2025

  • Major: PressManufacturing

About Sila Nanotechnologies

The team behind Titan Silicon and Moses Lake

Sila Nanotechnologies

Titan Silicon anode, Moses Lake plant

Sila (founded 2011 by Gene Berdichevsky, Gleb Yushin and Alex Jacobs) makes Titan Silicon, a silicon anode powder that replaces graphite so cells hold more energy. It opened a US plant in Moses Lake, Washington, in 2025.

  • Moses Lake started in autumn 2025 at about 2 GWh of batteries a year, and is designed to grow much larger.
  • Raised $300M in July 2026 led by Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures to expand Moses Lake.
  • Partners include Mercedes-Benz and Panasonic; demand is also growing from AI devices and defense.

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Founded
201115 yrs
Headquarters
United States
Status
Private
Valuation
private
Raised
$1.3B3 rounds
Last round
Growth round · $300MJul 2026
Works in
MaterialsBattery materialsEnergy
Coverage
1 program · 5 updateslatest 4 Sep 2026checked 25 Sep
Lead investors
Atreides ManagementSutter Hill VenturesCoatue
Customers
Mercedes-BenzPanasonic Energy
Investors
Sutter Hill Ventures (opens shv.com)
People
Gene Berdichevsky (opens silanano.com)Co-founder & CEOGleb Yushin (opens silanano.com)Co-founder
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