Rivian and Redwood Materials Expand Partnership to Span the Lifecycle of the Battery
Business Wire•14/10/2026•09:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Rivian and Redwood expand partnership to recycle battery scrap and end-of-life packs
- ➤10 MWh of repurposed Rivian battery storage is being deployed in Normal, Illinois
- ➤Redwood will provide stationary battery storage at Rivian’s manufacturing plant
- ➤Redwood recovers lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper at rates exceeding 95 percent
Expert Statements
RJ Scaringe, Founder and CEO of Rivian
“Giving Rivian battery packs a second life in stationary storage is a massive unlock for the energy transition”
RJ Scaringe, Founder and CEO of Rivian
“By partnering with JB and the Redwood team, we're turning retired EV batteries into a powerful tool to make the grid more reliable and lower energy costs for everyone.”
JB Straubel, Founder and CEO of Redwood Materials
“Every Rivian battery pack that comes back to us is a potential source of domestic grid energy storage in addition to critical materials”
JB Straubel, Founder and CEO of Redwood Materials
“Redwood’s unique ability to integrate and redeploy Rivian batteries with our technology is an opportunity to enable fast, flexible and more cost-efficient energy storage.”
JB Straubel, Founder and CEO of Redwood Materials
“As the demand and cost for energy keeps rising, working with companies like Rivian is how we help meet these challenges.”
Rivian and Redwood Materials Expand Partnership to Span the Lifecycle of the Battery
Redwood will now recycle Rivian’s battery scrap and end-of-life packs as well as provide energy storage for its manufacturing plant
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