This $36.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development of a global energy storage manufacturing hub in New York's Southern Tier region. Awarded on September 8, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the grant funds the New Energy New York Coalition led by the State University of New York at Binghamton. Key deliverables include the construction of a lithium-based battery development and manufacturing facility called the Battery-NY Center. This facility will provide $36.8M in funding to support the New Energy New York Coalition led by SUNY Binghamton. The Coalition will establish a global hub for energy storage manufacturing in New York's Southern Tier region by building the Battery-NY Center for battery testing, certification, and scale-up. The grant will also complement existing manufacturers and expand workforce training programs to develop and strengthen the regional industry cluster in energy storage.
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