California Energy Commission Awards Anthro Energy $5.5 Million PowerForward Grant to Establish Advanced Electrolyte and Battery Cell Production in California

ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In a major step toward strengthening California’s clean energy manufacturing base, CALSTART and the California Energy Commission (CEC) have awarded Anthro Energy a $5.5 Million PowerForward: ZEV Battery Manufacturing Grant to establish the domestic production of advanced electrolytes and lithium-ion battery cells. The funding will support Anthro’s California Production of Advanced Batteries for Zero Emission Vehicles (CPAB-ZEV) project, delivering state-of-the-art battery manufacturing capabilities to Alameda, California by 2026.