November 9, 2026 — B2U Storage Solutions is proud to share that CEO, Freeman Hall, has been named to the 2026 TIME100 Climate list. TIME’s list recognizes the most influential and innovative business leaders in climate this year.
Freeman co-founded B2U on a simple idea. EV batteries that are no longer suitable for the road still have years of useful life left. At our energy storage sites in California and Texas, B2U manages over 5,000 repurposed EV batteries to store energy and deliver it to the grid when it’s needed most. As an insurgent, transforming the landscape of energy storage, B2U continues to derisk the deployment of battery energy storage one step at a time.
Step 1 - Our patented technology lets us use these batteries as they are, without rebuilding them, and repurpose them into battery energy storage systems. That keeps costs low and provides economic value for years before the batteries get recycled.
Step 2 - We've successfully brought in debt and equity to finance our projects, deploying over 100 MWhs of energy storage with repurposed EV batteries.
Step 3 – We've secured strategic supply lines anchored by strategic relationships with LG Energy Solution and Waymo.
“This recognition belongs to the whole B2U team and our partners,” said Freeman Hall. “Every EV battery we give a second life helps build a cleaner, more reliable grid which is so critical as technologies like AI and the growth of data centers impact energy demand. We’re just getting started.”
What's next for B2U? Expanding our manufacturing capacity and continued R&D to mitigate the risk of deploying our solutions safely.
See the full 2026 TIME100 Climate list, and read Freeman’s profile.
Media contact: Mary Cauwels mcauwels@B2U.com or B2U@teamsilverline.com