# US backs consortium to scale battery production with abundant materials

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/battman-aims-to-turbocharge-us-batteries-without-robbin-critical-minerals/
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:27:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T16:32:54+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/10/29/battman-aims-to-turbocharge-us-batteries-without-robbin-critical-minerals/5306273
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- BattMan aims to scale new battery technologies in the US.
- AI and automated lines will help monitor manufacturing.
- The consortium is seeking more partners and abundant materials.

## Summary

The US Department of Energy is backing BattMan, a consortium led by national laboratories to move advanced battery technologies from research into domestic manufacturing. It aims to address the gap between promising laboratory results and commercial production, which matters as demand grows for batteries in electricity grids, data centres and electric vehicles.

The programme brings together four national laboratories, five universities and manufacturers, and will use AI, sensors and automated pilot lines to monitor and adjust production. Oak Ridge National Laboratory plans to test wet and dry electrode manufacturing at its Battery Manufacturing Facility. BattMan also aims to reduce costs, improve safety and performance, and develop batteries using more abundant, domestically sourced materials to ease reliance on critical minerals.

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