Among the commercial projects under construction in Fernley’s July Community Development Report is a production facility for Dragonfly Energy, a Reno-based battery technology company and maker of Battle Born Batteries. The company was named the 2025 “Battery Technology Company of the Year” by the CleanTech Breakthrough Awards for its work in lithium battery technology.
Dragonfly leased approximately 64,000 square feet at 2275 E. Newlands Road in Fernley beginning in 2024. According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the facility can be used for warehousing, assembly and light manufacturing, painting, storage, fulfillment, and distribution. Earlier company filings also identified the Fernley facility as part of plans to increase capacity for its dry-electrode process.
Dragonfly develops and manufactures lithium-ion battery systems, but its work goes beyond battery assembly. The company conducts battery-cell research and development, including a patented dry-electrode manufacturing process and work on solid-state battery technology.
The company is partnered with Ioneer, an emerging lithium-boron producer developing the Rhyolite Ridge project in Esmeralda County. Under an agreement between the companies, Ioneer is expected to supply Dragonfly with Nevada-produced lithium carbonate for battery-cell manufacturing once production begins at Rhyolite Ridge. The partnership is part of an effort to mine, use, and eventually recycle lithium within Nevada.
Dragonfly has also received funding through the Nevada Tech Hub, an effort to expand Nevada's lithium battery and critical materials industry.
The company was selected for a first-round award in 2025 of approximately $300,000 to modernize production systems, improve manufacturing efficiency, and expand workforce development. Plans included training and hiring workers in machining, automation, and maintenance.
In May, Dragonfly announced it had been selected for a second Nevada Tech Hub award of $527,000 for battery research and development. The funding will help purchase equipment to produce prototype cylindrical lithium battery cells and systems for testing new materials and battery performance.
Dragonfly is headquartered in Reno and has developed battery systems for recreational vehicles, commercial trucking, industrial equipment, and other applications.
Its Fernley operation puts the company’s battery technology and manufacturing work among a growing list of industrial projects moving forward in the city.
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