Funding Updates
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $192 Million to Advance Battery Recycling Technology
DOE is investing more than $192 million in funding for recycling batteries from consumer products, launching an advanced battery research and development consortium. The funds will also continue the Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Prize, which incentivizes American entrepreneurs to develop technologies that profitably capture discarded or spent lithium-based batteries for recovery of key materials.
With the demand for electric vehicles and stationary energy storage projected to increase the lithium battery market by as much as ten-fold by 2030, it is essential to invest in sustainable, reduced-cost recycling of consumer batteries.
DOE Invests $2 Million to Advance Li-Ion Battery Recycling and Remanufacturing Technologies
Lithium-ion batteries, which are used for everything from smart phones and laptops to electric vehicles and home storage, will power the clean energy economy of the future. To meet some of the growing demand for these energy sources, EERE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office is investing $2 million into programs that expand the rejuvenation, recycling, and reuse of Lithium-ion batteries, administered through the ReCell Center located at Argonne National Laboratory.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $80 Million To Strengthen American Manufacturing
DOE announced up to $80 million in grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help small- and medium-sized manufacturers improve energy efficiency, cut costs, increase productivity, and reduce industrial emissions. Applications are due July 14.
Sustainable Transportation and Fuels
HFTO Announces Winner of the 2023 Postdoctoral Recognition Award
EERE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office announced the winner and runners up of their 2023 Postdoctoral Recognition Award, honoring postdoctoral fellows from DOE national laboratories for their outstanding contributions to addressing research challenges in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Dr. Audrey Taylor of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory received the top award for her work in the mitigation and diagnosis of pin-hole formation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
Wood Heater Design Challenge Workshop Report
A new report from the Wood Heater Design Challenge Workshops hosted by EERE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office is now available online and provides a summary of activities and outcomes from the event. The report summarizes main priorities and outcomes of the three workshop themes: advances in wood heater design and technology; advances in instrumentation used for wood heater testing and field data collection; and adoption of new wood heater technology and integration with other renewables.
Renewable News
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.5 Million Investment to Grow Equitable Solar Energy Workforce
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, DOE is investing $13.5 million in 12 projects aimed at expanding the solar energy workforce in more than 13 states. Training partnerships in underserved and underrepresented communities will create career pathways to thousands of good-paying jobs. The selectees include partners from industry, tribal organizations, unions, community colleges, and state and local governments.
DOE Launches New Round of American-Made Solar Prize
DOE launched Round 7 of the American-Made Solar Prize—a $4 million prize program designed to spur innovations in U.S. solar hardware and software technologies. Entrepreneurs, students, professors, small business owners, researchers at national laboratories, and other solar innovators based in the United States may apply by September 27.
Here's Why You Should Care About the Ocean
June is National Ocean Month. Three experts from EERE’s Water Power Technologies Office shared why they love the ocean and how it is key to fighting climate change.
Equity in Energy
DOE’s Agile BioFoundry Selects Three Projects in Partnership with Minority Serving Institution Consortium
EERE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded $1 million in funding to three projects at minority serving institutions to accelerate U.S. biomanufacturing sector growth. In partnership with the Minority Serving Institution STEM Research & Development Consortium, Agile BioFoundry will fund these research projects to support the advancement of their technologies and position the awardees to leverage the consortium’s technical capabilities in future projects.
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