Literally, just as we were preparing an answer on silicon anode technology for a client, a list of relevant announcements came in – the first of which is Group14 Technologies which says it is building its first gigafactory using the technology – purely making advanced silicon battery materials, not entire batteries. The factory is expected to begin manufacturing and delivering silicon battery technology in Moses Lake, Washington State by 2024 and comprises a one million square foot campus, opening up 600 new jobs during its construction. Group14 makes the boast that it will buy $30 million of US steel for the factory and says it will be the world’s largest factory of advanced silicon battery materials. That’s not too surprising…