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The Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation’s (CMEI) Manufacturing Deployment Office recently announced a notice of funding opportunity to support the expansion of domestic critical minerals and materials processing and battery manufacturing and recycling. $500 million in funding will be made available for efforts to reduce the nation’s reliance on foreign sources, strengthen national security, and promote energy independence. Funding will support commercial facilities to process, recycle, or manufacture critical materials, including battery minerals like lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, aluminum, and copper.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Ames National Laboratory celebrated a major milestone on March 10 with the official opening of its new Advanced Magnet Facility, marking a significant investment in U.S. leadership in magnet science and critical materials research.
Senior DOE officials — including Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary of Energy who leads CMEI — joined for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The facility provides modernized space and instrumentation that will expand the laboratory’s capabilities in magnetic materials, energy technologies, and applications focused on national security. Speakers emphasized the facility’s role, together with industry, in strengthening domestic supply chains and advancing next-generation materials innovation.
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Last week, Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson joined the Council on Foreign Relations for a fireside chat about how CMEI secures and grows our nation’s critical mineral supply chains. Watch the video to hear how CMEI’s strategy is helping accelerate innovation.
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Recently, Aclara Resources Inc. announced the inauguration of its rare earth separation pilot plant located at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia. The facility represents a major milestone in Aclara’s strategy to establish a vertically integrated rare earth supply chain in the Western Hemisphere. The pilot plant has been designed to validate and optimize Aclara’s proprietary rare earth separation technology. “Developing domestic capabilities for the processing of critical minerals is essential for strengthening U.S. energy security and manufacturing competitiveness,” Christopher Saldaña, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Critical Minerals, Materials, and Manufacturing shared. “Collaborations among industry, national laboratories, universities, and government institutions are key to building resilient supply chains for these strategic materials.”
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DOE recently announced funding to advance the Genesis Mission’s efforts to tackle the nation’s most complex science and technology challenges. This includes a $293 million request for application, titled “The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI.” Through this opportunity, DOE invites interdisciplinary teams to leverage novel AI models and frameworks to address over 20 national challenges spanning advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, critical materials, nuclear energy, and quantum information science.
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Warm weather is on the way! Find tips to save energy and money as the weather heats up. From daily habits to easy home improvements, these tips will help you get ready for spring and summer.
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