Tag: Energy Fraud
Ascend Elements, False Claims, Kentucky 2023
⏱ 2 min read Ascend Elements, a Massachusetts-based lithium-ion battery materials manufacturer, scammed the US Department of Energy out of millions in a Kentucky project. Between September 18, 2023, and February 18, 2025, the company submitted inflated reimbursement claims for work on its Apex-1 battery materials project in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The claims included excessive labor…
