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# Fermi Energy

##### ACCELERATING THE RATE OF CLIMATE INNOVATION BY:

Creating a low-temperature cathode active material platform that reduces CAPEX by ~75% and energy use by ~80% , enabling about $200M in annual cost savings for a 100 kTPA manufacturing facility.

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##### PROBLEM FOCUS

Conventional cathode production requires high-temperature processing and complex chemical waste handling, increasing capital cost and environmental footprint.

##### TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION

Fermi Energy develops cathode materials that can be synthesized at significantly lower temperatures than conventional cathodes, reducing the energy required for calcination and processing. Lower thermal processing directly cuts manufacturing energy consumption and operating cost.

##### HEADQUARTER

Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

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