Maryland’s first-ever solid-state battery pilot production line launches

A University of Maryland (UMD) startup began operating one of the largest U.S. factories for solid-state batteries (SSBs) Monday, giving a boost to the adoption of green technologies.

The plant here will produce batteries that charge faster and store more power than lithium-ion batteries and will first be used in Department of Defense (DoD) applications, according to Ion Storage Systems (ION), the manufacturer.