How a new $7.5M UW facility aims to spark U.S. battery innovation

Staff in the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds use machinery in the expanded battery lab. (UW Photo) The University of Washington on Thursday celebrated the opening of a public-access battery manufacturing lab that aims to propel energy innovation. The new lab — the first of its kind on the West Coast — is housed within the UW’s Clean Energy Testbeds, a site that has helped launch multiple battery startups.