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Apex 1
Ascend Elements
Hopkinsville, KY, USA
-87.3856627, 36.788211
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 92
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Recycling
Product: Recycled Materials
Project Announcement Date: 4/11/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2025
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 750000 # EVs supported by annual production
Operating Status: Under Construction
Target Jobs: 400
Capital Investment: $704 million
Congressional District: Republican
Government Subsidies:
Federal:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $605 million
Selected Sources:
#1: Ascend Elements | Ascend Elements to Invest up to $1 billion in Southwest Kentucky EV Battery Materials Manufacturing Facility - ascendelements.com - 08-01-2022
#2: Ascend Elements | Ascend Elements Begins Construction of Apex 1 in Southwestern Kentucky - ascendelements.com - 10-21-2022
#3: Energy - www.energy.gov
#4: Ascend Elements | Ascend Elements Awarded $480M in Grants from U.S. Department of Energy to Manufacture Sustainable Battery Cathode Active Materials - ascendelements.com - 10-19-2022
#5: Westborough battery firm raises $162M to boost construction of Kentucky factory - www.wbjournal.com
#6: Ascend Elements | Ascend Elements Begins Construction of Apex 1 in Southwestern Kentucky - ascendelements.com - 10-21-2022
#7: Energy - www.energy.gov
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