Lyten said its battery cells have a high energy density, making them more lightweight than lithium-ion batteries. (Source: Shutterstock)
Lithium sulfur battery maker Lyten on Nov. 13 said it will acquire Cuberg’s San Leandro lithium-metal battery manufacturing facility and cell making equipment in California, continuing its expansion drive.
The company plans to invest up to $20 million to convert the 119,000-sq-ft facility to produce lithium-sulfur batteries and grow capacity to 200 megawatt hours (MWh).
Word of the acquisition came about a month after Lyten said it would invest $1 billion to construct what it called the world’s first lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory near Reno, Nevada. The company intends to manufacture up to 10 gigawatt hours of lithium-sulfur batteries at the Nevada facility. It’s targeting first-phase startup in 2027.
“The acquisition of additional manufacturing capacity for lithium-sulfur is in direct response to fulfilling customer demand more quickly,” said Dan Cook, Lyten’s CEO and co-founder. “Our customer pipeline has grown nine-fold since the start of 2024 and now numbers in the hundreds of potential customers. We are now working to allocate capacity from both San Leandro and our previously announced Reno gigafactory.”
Cuberg’s San Leandro facility is near Lyten’s headquarters in San Jose, California, where it produces batteries on a semi-automated plant.
Lyten said its battery cells have a high energy density, making them more lightweight than lithium-ion batteries. Sourced from natural gas, Lyten’s 3D Graphene is a key ingredient of its lithium-sulfur batteries.
The supermaterial applications company is backed by Stellantis, FedEx and Honeywell among others.
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