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Energy Department and Other Federal Agencies Launch the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries
Today, the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of State launched the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB) to accelerate the development of a robust, secure, domestic industrial base for advanced batteries. The Consortium provides a framework for cooperation and coordination among federal agencies having a stake in developing advanced battery technology and establishing a domestic supply of lithium batteries.
"Batteries power our daily lives, from consumer electronics to national defense," said Daniel R Simmons, Assistant Secretary of DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. "Improving battery technology is key to increased electric vehicle acceptance and creating the grid of the future with integrated resiliency and flexibility."
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