INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Apex 1
Ascend Elements
Hopkinsville, KY, USA
-87.3856627, 36.788211
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 92A
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Recycling
Product: Recycled Materials
Project Announcement Date: 4/11/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2026
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 750000 # EVs supported by annual production
Operating Status: Paused
Target Jobs: 400
Current Jobs: 46
Capital Investment: $836 million
Congressional District: KY1
Government Subsidies:
Federal:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $316 million
Selected Sources:
“Ascend Elements to Invest up to $1 billion in Southwest Kentucky EV Battery Materials Manufacturing Facility”, Ascend Elements, 01 Aug 2022. 🔗
“Ascend Elements Begins Construction of Apex 1 in Southwestern Kentucky”, Ascend Elements, 19 Oct 2022. 🔗
“Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing”, U.S. Department of Energy, 18 Oct 2022. 🔗
“Ascend Elements Awarded $480M in Grants from U.S. Department of Energy to Manufacture Sustainable Battery Cathode Active Materials”, Ascend Elements, 19 Oct 2022. 🔗
“Westborough battery firm raises $162M to boost construction of Kentucky factory”, Eric Casey, Worcester Business Journal, 19 Feb 2024. 🔗
“Ascend Elements Begins Construction of Apex 1 in Southwestern Kentucky”, Ascend Elements, 19 Oct 2022. 🔗
“A separate $316M U.S. DOE grant to Ascend Elements for pCAM infrastructure remains active to help fund construction of the Apex 1 project in Hopkinsville, KY.”, Ascend Elements, 27 Feb 2025. 🔗
“Facing headwinds, Ascend shifts plans for battery recycling in Kentucky”, Canary Media, 05 Mar 2025. 🔗
“Ascend Elements faces construction pause, lawsuit over $1B Ky battery material plant”, Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Jun 2025. 🔗
“Trump slashes $100M from Kentucky battery project, reportedly weighing further cuts”, Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 09 Oct 2025. 🔗
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