# OneD Battery Sciences

> OneD Battery Sciences develops SINANODE, a process that grows silicon nanowires onto commercial graphite for lithium-ion battery anodes. After commissioning a Washington pilot line in 2024 and its reported closure in 2025, the Palo Alto company pursued scale through supplier partnerships and technology licensing.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Founders:** Vincent Pluvinage (Co-founder and former CEO), Yimin Zhu (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** SINANODE silicon-graphite platform, Joint development agreements, Pilot production and qualification, Production licensing
- **Notable:** Acquired Nanosys nanowire technology and Palo Alto R&D activities in 2013., Closed a $25 million Series C in 2022., Commissioned a SINANODE pilot line at Moses Lake in August 2024; the site was reportedly shut in May 2025.

## Products & services

- **SINANODE silicon-graphite platform** — A process for growing silicon nanowires on EV-grade natural or artificial graphite, with associated cell-design and manufacturing IP.
- **Joint development agreements** — Customer-specific optimization of graphite substrates, silicon content, surface treatments and prototype anodes.
- **Pilot production and qualification** — Pilot quantities of material and support for cell and pack qualification; Moses Lake line commissioned in 2024 and reportedly closed in 2025.
- **Production licensing** — Licenses for established industrial partners to operate SINANODE processing at scale.

## Achievements

- Acquired Nanosys nanowire technology and Palo Alto R&D activities in 2013.
- Closed a $25 million Series C in 2022.
- Commissioned a SINANODE pilot line at Moses Lake in August 2024; the site was reportedly shut in May 2025.
- OneD reported more than 220 issued patents worldwide in its November 2025 release.
- Signed a joint development agreement with Putailai in November 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — OneD and Shanghai Putailai announced a joint development agreement for silicon-graphite anode materials and a supplier-led scale-up plan.
- **2025-05** — GeekWire and Puget Sound Business Journal reported the closure of OneD’s Moses Lake pilot facility; OneD had not publicly confirmed the cause in those reports.
- **2025-03** — OneD publicized a Minviro life-cycle assessment that modeled up to 35% lower EV battery-pack carbon footprint under stated conditions.
- **2024-08** — OneD announced commissioning of the Moses Lake pilot production line.

## Links

- Website: https://onedsinanode.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oned-material-llc

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