Rivian partners with Redwood Materials for battery storage system

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Rivian and Redwood Materials Announce Energy Storage Partnership for Manufacturing

April 14, 2026 12:00 PM EDT

Largest repurposed battery energy storage system for a U.S. automotive manufacturer to cut energy costs, support grid reliability.

NORMAL, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American automotive and technology company Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) and critical materials and energy technology company Redwood Materials today announced a partnership to deploy pioneering battery energy storage at Rivians Normal, Illinois manufacturing facility. Using more than 100 second-life Rivian battery packs, Redwood and Rivians solution will initially provide 10 megawatt-hours (MWh) of dispatchable energy to reduce cost and grid load during peak demand periodssaving on... More