Turning Biomass into Batteries
🌲🔋 The PNW Circular Battery Economy: Turning Biomass into Batteries
Event Overview
Join us for an exciting event highlighting how the Pacific Northwest (PNW) is pioneering a circular economy for energy storage, turning local biomass into high-performance battery technologies. This event will showcase regional leadership, groundbreaking innovation, and investment-ready opportunities in advanced battery materials and sustainable storage solutions.
The battery storage market is booming, driven by electrification, renewable integration, and sustainability mandates. Unlike traditional lithium-ion supply chains—which are complex, costly, and heavily dependent on overseas sourcing—the PNW circular battery economy leverages local biomass to produce high-value, sustainable battery materials. This approach enhances energy independence, localizes supply chains, and significantly reduces environmental impact.
This Event Will Focus On:
How local, sustainably harvested biomass is being transformed into advanced battery materials
Innovative battery technologies specifically optimized for renewable integration, resilience, and long-duration energy storage
Real-world commercial applications and investment-ready opportunities in the Pacific Northwest
Speakers & Companies
🌿 Jake Hoffberg (CEO), Regenerative Industrial (Tacoma, WA)
Specializes in biomass-to-carbon materials
Produces advanced bio-based carbon black, graphite, graphene, and specialized electrode composites (e.g., bromine-resistant carbon materials)
Strategic partner in the region's growing hydrogen-bromine flow battery industry
🔋 Joey Haber (Executive Vice President of Business Development), SkipTek (Portland, OR)
Innovator in hydrogen–bromine flow batteries
Scalable, locally-manufactured battery systems designed for renewable energy storage and grid resilience
Partnering with Regenerative Industrial to integrate specialized biomass-derived carbon materials into flow battery components
⚡ James Wagoner (CEO), Joule Case (Seattle, WA & Boise, ID)
Developer of stackable, modular lithium-ion battery systems
Proven provider of portable and scalable energy solutions for events, food trucks, and emergency resilience
Leading integrator of sustainable battery technologies, exploring future integration of advanced biomass-derived components
🌎 Makoto Hamamoto Eyre (CEO) Homeostasis (Tacoma, WA)
Leader in carbon capture technologies converting atmospheric CO₂ into battery-grade graphite
Co-Hosted By
The Pacific Northwest Battery Collaborative (PNWBC) is community of battery entrepreneurs, scientists, policymakers, and enthusiasts united to make the PNW the nation's leading hub of battery innovation. Follow our LinkedIn page to learn about battery innovations/opportunities in the PNW and join the 850+ other collaborators who subscribe to our events calendar.
Regenerative Industrial, Inc. – Building sustainable, circular, and carbon-smart battery supply chains in the Pacific Northwest.
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The views and opinions expressed by speakers during this event are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies, positions, or perspectives of the organizers, sponsors, or affiliated organizations. The event is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Attendees are encouraged to independently evaluate the information shared and seek additional professional advice where applicable.