#GeneralMotors, which has poured billions of dollars into producing electric vehicle batteries at U.S. plants, is partnering with Redwood Materials to use some of its cells for stationary energy storage systems for the power grid as well as #AI data centers. The Detroit-based automaker, which already supplies battery scrap materials to #Redwood for recycling, plans to supply both new and used U.S.-made #battery cells that Redwood will package as large stationary packs, the companies said. The move comes after Reno-based Redwood, founded by Tesla cofounder and current board member JB Straubel, last month created a new unit to supply #energy storage packs called Redwood Energy. Read more at the link in our bio. (Photo: Redwood Materials)