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Welcome to The Manufacturing Moment, a monthly dose of advanced manufacturing updates hot off the factory floor.
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes.
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Reach out to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) at ammto@ee.doe.gov with any manufacturing musings. |
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Upcoming Deadlines
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Highlights
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DOE Welcomes New Class of Innovators
Earlier this month, DOE announced the newest cohorts of its Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), with 32 innovators committed to developing revolutionary clean energy technologies across four national laboratories over a two-year fellowship. These innovators will work with an extensive network of mentors and experts to develop next-generation technologies, helping to ensure a sustainable and equitable clean energy future that benefits all Americans.
In the program’s first 9 years, LEEP supported 203 fellows in partnership with four national labs and nongovernment partners, resulting in 153 new businesses with a 97% startup success rate, over $2.73 billion in follow-on capital, and 2,343 new jobs across the country. In that time, LEEP alumni companies have gone on to break ground on new manufacturing facilities across the United States, and many are shipping climate tech hardware, software products, and services to customers at scale.
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Small Businesses Receive Funding To Advance Innovative Manufacturing and Material Technologies
This month, AMMTO announced funding for seven small businesses across seven states to take innovative manufacturing technologies and materials to the next level as part of DOE’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Each of the companies will receive approximately $200,000 for Phase I Release II SBIR Awards.
The SBIR-STTR programs release funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for Phase I and Phase II projects each fiscal year, referred to as Release 1 and Release 2. Currently, AMMTO submits topics and manages projects selected through Phase I/II Release 2 FOAs.
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Apply for Funding To Advance Smart Manufacturing Technologies
AMMTO just released a $33 million funding opportunity to accelerate the advancement of smart manufacturing technologies and processes necessary to develop and deploy the innovative technologies and materials needed for the nation’s clean energy transition. We are seeking applicants to develop and advance smart manufacturing technologies that improve the efficiency and economics of circular supply chains; advance manufacturing processes and strengthen supply chains for production of sustainable transportation; accelerate the development of high-performance materials for the clean energy transition; and create more sustainable, safer, and competitive mining in the United States.
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Making It!
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Say Hello to Fellow Mark Guttag
Have you caught up on our Making It! series? This series spotlights the fresh perspectives of our fantastic fellows who are making next-generation materials and manufacturing processes possible for our clean energy future.
Our fourth subject is Mark Guttag, a Boston native (and sports fan) and fellow at DOE.
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In this new Q&A, Mark explains how he's always wondering, "What's next?" This has brought him from mechanical engineering to graduate school at MIT to Switzerland and, finally, to climate change and manufacturing. At AMMTO, he's hoping to make a positive impact by supporting clean energy technologies.
Hear his advice and more about what he's working on in the fourth installment of our Making It! series.
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Upcoming Events
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July 30, 2024: Facilitating Connections in Re-X Before Recycling Prize Event
Join the prize administration team for an upcoming session where interested applicants from all backgrounds can network and connect with other potential competitors for Phase 2 of the Re-X Before Recycling Prize. Register for the event! Unable to attend the session? Not to worry! Applicants interested in teaming up with someone in the Re-X space can also participate by emailing before.recycling@nrel.gov.
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Aug. 7, 2024: American-Made Upskill Prize for the Solar Manufacturing Workforce Round 2 Informational Webinar
The American-Made Upskill Prize for the Solar Manufacturing Workforce (Upskill Prize) is a $5 million prize designed to accelerate the expansion of the U.S. solar manufacturing workforce and equip workers with the skills necessary to revitalize the domestic solar manufacturing supply chain. Join this webinar Aug. 7, 2024, at 1 pm ET to learn about Round 2 of the prize, open to new competitors! Prize administrators will cover changes to the rules, eligibility requirements, how to form a team, and more. Plus, they’ll answer your questions live in a Q&A session. Register today!
Aug. 7–9. 2024: 4th Annual Energy Storage Grand Challenge Summit
Join the energy storage community in Bellevue, Washington for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) 4th Annual Energy Storage Grand Challenge Summit! Explore grid-scale energy storage solutions, gain insights into groundbreaking technologies, and connect with industry leaders at this in-person event. Register to join. If you have additional questions, please contact ESGC@hq.doe.gov.
Aug. 20–22, 2024: Amplifying U.S. Manufacturers’ Potential With High-Performance Computing
Save the date for an in-person event at the University of California Livermore Collaboration Center at Livermore National Laboratory to discuss future developments in DOE’s high-performance computing program and provide feedback. This workshop will explore the opportunity space for utilizing high-performance computing resources to address challenges faced within the U.S. manufacturing sector, and will encourage dialogue and networking between government programs, manufacturing companies, national laboratories, and the broader research community. For more information and to learn when registration opens, please contact hpc4ei@llnl.gov.
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In Case You Missed It
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- Are you handy with a camera and interested in photographing America’s industrial transformation towards a net-zero-emissions economy? Submit your images to the Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office’s Framing the Future: Industrial Technologies Photo Contest for your chance to win up to $2,000 by Nov. 21, 2024!
- DOE is advancing quantum research through a new Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Defense, which establishes a framework for planning and coordinating future research, development, engineering, and test and evaluation activities related to quantum computing.
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Job & Fellowship Openings
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ORISE Fellowship Opportunities
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a DOE asset dedicated to enabling critical scientific, research, and health initiatives of the department and its laboratory system. AMMTO is seeking talented and passionate individuals for join our team as ORISE fellows in the following areas:
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