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Energy demand is scaling faster than the grid can keep up, and the race is on to build the technology and infrastructure to generate and deliver that power. Join the Redwood team in San Francisco on October 29 to learn how Redwood is building that technology to power the future and the work that we’re hiring great people for! We’ll have drinks & snacks, as well as a chance to see what we’re building and to connect with our leadership team. Limited spots — RSVP with the link below. https://luma.com/b3u04qyl

That's right, we are paring repurposed EV batteries with our own power electronics and software, "helping AI data centers get power faster without waiting on new grid connections to America’s backed-up electric grid." Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/gqjxZNp9

A massive energy unlock, indeed.   That's the idea behind our work with Rivian and the way we're approaching today's increasing energy demand more broadly. Recovering and repurposing battery material efficiently is one of the ways we're able to deploy energy faster, more flexibly, and at lower cost than waiting on the grid alone.

The gap between when power is needed and when the grid can provide it has become one of the defining constraints of this moment. So, companies need a partner who can supply power quickly, along with the materials and equipment that go into it.   At Redwood, we're building our way through that gap. We pair our own battery systems with solar and other generation sources to stand up power projects end to end, on a timeline that is faster than the grid can deliver. That's the foundation for the intelligent microgrids we're building next, sized for the demand coming from AI data centers, hyperscalers, and heavy industry.   Our work with Rivian is one example of how to solve for this moment. More on how we think about our energy ecosystem: https://lnkd.in/giK_wizJ

Claire McConnell joined the Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast) with James McWalter to talk about how repurposed EV batteries can help AI data centers get power faster — including why every month waiting on interconnection can cost tens of millions, and why renewables plus storage is becoming the fastest path to power. Thanks for having us on the show! Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gHWUb68g

“The common theme across batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and grid equipment is that the energy transition is creating its own expanding inventory of recoverable materials.” https://lnkd.in/gimjSmVF

Energy is taking center stage in nearly every conversation about America's future. For good reason, as AI and industry scale up, so does the demand for reliable, homegrown power.   Last week at Axios House, our founder and CEO JB Straubel joined policymakers and industry leaders to talk about what's next for the grid. JB is optimistic: yes, today's grid is strained, but the microgrids and distributed energy resources coming online now will increasingly connect back into it and expand the resources available to all of us.   This is the battery ecosystem we're building at Redwood. We're taking a domestic supply of energy storage materials, power electronics, software and the operational capabilities so the U.S. can scale clean, reliable power without depending on foreign supply chains.   American energy dominance isn't just about producing more it's about building smarter, more resilient systems. That's the work we're focused on. https://lnkd.in/gi_7nsbS

Redwood is building to ensure we have a resilient energy future. It started with first addressing that there was too much value leaving the supply chain in the form of waste. Through our recycling work we saw the need and ability to take on energy storage at a moment when the grid needs it more than almost anything else. Joe Fath, thanks for sharing your perspective on this arc, and more importantly your and Eclipse the team’s support of our work as we continue to address this important opportunity.

JB Straubel joined Axios at NY Climate week to talk about the energy moment we're in and why speed, not just decarbonization, is now the defining challenge. "Growing the net energy base while strengthening energy security is exactly why we built Redwood Energy. We're turning EV batteries into storage, backed by our own power electronics that let us bring mixed packs together into one system." JB put it simply: "This energy moment we're in is the most exciting I've felt in my whole career. I've been working on energy since I can remember. Never has there been quite so much growth, excitement, innovation, all colliding together." Watch the full conversation: https://lnkd.in/dCrmvGix

Our founder and CEO, JB Straubel, is joining Axios House at New York Climate Week to talk about the energy constraints behind the AI boom and why waiting on new grid capacity won't solve it. The real fix means going back to first principles: where the energy actually comes from, how you store it, and how you deliver it reliably at the load profiles AI demands, not the ones the grid was built for decades ago. It's the thesis behind Redwood Energy: build power where the load is, use what already exists, starting with EV batteries that still have plenty of life left and skip the years-long queue for new capacity. Tune in live at 11:45 AM ET https://lnkd.in/gGzqEdx6