Innovative Manufacturing Process Enabling California-based Cathode Actives with Breakthrough Leading Economics (IMPECCABLE)
Summary
SCH Number
2024070693
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Innovative Manufacturing Process Enabling California-based Cathode Actives with Breakthrough Leading Economics (IMPECCABLE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/18/2024
Document Description
The purpose of this Agreement is to fund the build-out, operation, and validation of a CA-based, Megawatt-hour (MWh) scale production line of high-performance cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) suitable for use in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS). This material will be produced using Sylvatex's proprietary process, which is cheaper and has lower environmental impact (with respect to water usage, waste production, and carbon intensity) than conventional cathode active material manufacturing while maintaining quality and performance.
Contact Information
Name
Joshua Croft
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
EGSS I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Alameda
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
Harbor Bay, S Loop Rd
Other Location Info
1650 Habor Bay Pkway Ste 220
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15301
Reasons for Exemption
15301: Sylvatex will use existing building facilities and will upgrade to comply with all requirements needed for the cathode process. This includes power upgrade, HVAC connections, gas delivery infrastructure and necessary permitting. There is no plan or need to add any structure for this project.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15303
Reasons for Exemption
15303: There is no new construction necessary to accommodate Sylvatex in the existing structure, Sylvatex will install tools and equipment in the facility, making minor changes to convert plain spaces into cathode preparation facilities.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15306
Reasons for Exemption
15306: The main purpose of this project is for Sylvatex to gather knowledge and information on process parameters that will lead our commercial efforts, and our process does not generate any waste that might harm any environmental resource. This project does not involve impacts on any particularly sensitive environment; does not involve any cumulative impacts of successive projects of the same type in the same place that might be considered significant; does not involve unusual circumstances that might have a significant effect on the environment; will not result in damage to scenic resources within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway; the project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5; and the project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Therefore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions listed in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply to this project, and this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Alameda