Governor Moore Tours ION Storage Systems and Announces $11 Million Investment to Support Maryland-Based Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Projects - Press Releases - News - Office of Governor Wes Moore
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During the visit in Beltsville, the governor announced $11 million in funding to support advanced manufacturing and innovation projects, as part of the Moore-Miller Administrations commitment to making Maryland more competitive.Joined by Congressman Glenn Ivey, Advanced Research Projects AgencyEnergy Director Evelyn Wang, Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary Kevin Anderson, state and local elected officials, and ION Storage Systems and TEDCO leadership, Governor Moore toured the ION Storage Systems facility, where patented technology offers battery products using ceramic instead of lithium ion. The grant will expand ION Storage Systems capacity to manufacture next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries and support the commercialization of the technology into the electric vehicle. Today, Im proud to celebrate this important funding from the Biden-Harris administrations historic Investing In America Agenda which is powering the commercialization of transformative energy technologies that companies like Ion Storage Systems are pioneering. Im proud to partner with Governor Moore and the great State of Maryland to ensure that ION and other companies like it are creating jobs right here in Prince Georges County, said Congressman Glenn Ivey. The grant will expand ION Storage Systems capacity to manufacture next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries and support the commercialization of the technology into the electric vehicle.Today, Im proud to celebrate this important funding from the Biden-Harris administrations historic Investing In America Agenda which is powering the commercialization of transformative energy technologies that companies like Ion Storage Systems are pioneering.