# ESS Inc. raises $13M to automate battery facility

ESS Inc. closed a $13 million Series B financing round to boost production capacity at its Wilsonville plant, investing in automation tools to ramp up capacity to 300 MWh by summer 2018 and eventually 900 MWh.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-12-13
- Where: Wilsonville, Oregon, United States
- Value: $13.0M
- Starts operating: Q2 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 MWh by summer 2018, eventually 900 MWh
- Products: flow batteries, energy storage systems
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ESS Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/18040.md)

## Sources

- [essinc.com](https://essinc.com/wilsonville-battery-maker-nabs-13m-plans-automate-facility/), 2017-12-13: "This funding allows us to get the line up, learn how to run the line and be ready for demand in 2019 and 2020."

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