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GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF) (“GrafTech”) and Antora Energy (“Antora”) today announced a strategic collaboration to develop and supply carbon-based materials for Antora's thermal batteries, strengthening the domestic manufacturing base for American energy technology.

Antora Energy, a leading U.S. energy storage company, today announced its closing on $550 million in Series C funding. The oversubscribed round was co-led by G2 Venture Partners and Eclipse, with participation from new investors including Ribbit Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Activate Capital, John Doerr, Westly Group, StepStone Group, and Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures. Existing investors also contributed to the round, including Decarbonization Partners, Impact Science Ventures, Trust Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and Lowercarbon Capital.

POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, and Antora Energy, a leading U.S. energy storage company, announced the commissioning of Antora’s 5 gigawatt-hour, multi-day thermal energy storage system at POET’s Big Stone City, South Dakota bioprocessing facility.

Antora Energy, a leader in zero-emissions industrial heat and power, has been selected by the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to begin award negotiations for up to $14.5 million to accelerate the launch of Antora’s combined heat and power thermal battery product. Building on prior support from ARPA-E, this capital through the Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program unlocks commercial-scale manufacturing for Antora’s pioneering heat-to-power technology and paves the way for gigaton-scale decarbonization impact in the industrial sector.

Antora Energy, a leader in zero-emissions industrial heat and power, raised a $150 million Series B funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between BlackRock and Temasek. This financing round will enable Antora to ramp production of its factory-made thermal batteries to deliver billions of dollars of zero-emissions energy to industrial customers. Emerson Collective, GS Futures, The Nature Conservancy, and a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC also participated in this round, alongside existing investors Trust Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BHP Ventures, Overture VC, and Grok Ventures.

Antora Energy, a leader in zero-carbon heat and power for the industrial sector, has received over $4 million in grant funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC) through the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program and the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) through the Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS) program to scale its breakthrough heat-to-power thermophotovoltaic (TPV) technology. This funding represents critical state-federal collaboration to scale innovative clean energy technologies, following earlier funding from the two organizations to bring Antora’s TPV technology from the lab to the manufacturing line.

Antora Energy, a leader in zero-carbon heat and power for the industrial sector, today announced its thermal battery has been named to TIME’s annual list of the Best Inventions, which features extraordinary innovations changing our lives. The breakthrough technology is recognized in the Green Energy category for delivering zero-emissions heat and power with a modular, factory-assembled, commercial-scale thermal battery using low-cost and earth-abundant materials. With this technology, Antora has proven a clear path to cost-effectively decarbonizing industry.

Antora Energy, a leader in zero-carbon heat and power for the industrial sector, has announced its first large-scale thermal battery manufacturing facility. Located in San Jose, California, the 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will be equipped to produce Antora’s modular thermal batteries, creating and supporting hundreds of U.S. jobs. These thermal battery modules will be used for Antora's first major commercial projects, with initial units rolling off the production line in 2024. Antora plans to open additional, larger manufacturing sites in the coming years to meet the growing demand for its product.

Antora Energy, a leader in zero-carbon heat and power for the industrial sector, has launched its proven, ready-to-scale thermal battery. The company revealed that it has reached the highest temperature that has been demonstrated to date for thermal batteries at full scale, storing energy above 1,800°C—hot enough to address “hard-to-decarbonize” sectors like cement and steel. The landmark thermal battery system is operational at Wellhead Electric Company, Inc.'s facility near Fresno, California.

The winners of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring sustainable designs, innovative products, bold social initiatives, and other creative projects that are changing the way we work, live, and interact with the world.

Antora Energy, a leader in zero-carbon heat and power for the industrial sector, has built the world’s first dedicated manufacturing line for thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells, achieving a major milestone in the production and scalability of TPV technology. The company has also demonstrated an efficiency rate greater than 40% for its TPV technology, setting a new industry benchmark. With these milestone achievements, Antora is poised to revolutionize energy conversion and storage, which are critical for industrial decarbonization and achieving net zero.

Antora Energy has unlocked a solution to deliver zero-emissions heat and electricity to heavy industry that is more reliable than fossil fuels, and just as cheap, according to Antora Energy CEO Andrew Ponec. “The manufacturing sector—including notoriously hard-to-decarbonize industries like cement, steel, and petrochemicals—accounts for a staggering 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Today, there aren’t scalable solutions to clean up the major drivers of these emissions—heat and power from combusting coal and gas,” Ponec says. “Partnering with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and our strong syndicate of other investors brings the resources and know-how to scale up our business and wipe out billions of tons of CO2 emissions per year.”