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DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Announces Over $45 Million To Support Reliable and Affordable Domestic Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chains |
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Projects Will Strengthen Domestic Critical Materials Manufacturing Supply Chains and Reduce Our Nation’s Reliance on Foreign Sources |
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation today announced $45.7 million for 19 projects that will unleash American energy innovation by addressing and filling domestic critical minerals and materials supply chain gaps. This funding supports the development of novel technologies that will be used in the production of critical materials by developing pilot-scale facilities for processing magnesium and rare earth elements.
“Reshoring minerals production and processing will strengthen our domestic rare earth supply chains from end to end,” said Assistant Secretary of Energy (EERE) Audrey Robertson. “By ensuring the minerals that are mined in America can be processed in America and manufactured into American technologies, these investments will bolster America’s national security and energy independence.”
DOE’s Critical Material Innovation, Efficiency, and Alternatives funding opportunity provides federal funding to build a secure domestic supply of critical minerals from sources across the United States, including ore deposits, mine and industrial waste, and recycled materials.
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