Selected projects will develop technologies that strengthen domestic critical material supply chains by expanding materials recovery
Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
August 14, 2026
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) REMADE Institute awarded $4.8 million to 10 projects that will advance promising materials recovery, remanufacturing, and recycling technologies.
“The future of American manufacturing depends not only on mined materials but also on recycled material streams,” said Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) Director Diana Bauer. “These projects demonstrate how American innovation can capitalize on waste and scrap as a resource to support manufacturing for our energy industrial base.”
The 10 selected projects will advance technologies from successful laboratory demonstrations to commercial deployment. By supporting technologies at one of the most challenging stages of development, these projects will reduce technical risk and accelerate the adoption of innovative materials solutions.
Accelerating the commercialization of these technologies will make American manufacturers more competitive, improve the resilience of domestic supply chains, reduce manufacturing energy consumption, and increase the recovery, remanufacturing, and reuse of critical materials, rare earth elements, aluminum, textiles, electronics scrap, diesel engine blocks, steel, and paper.
The REMADE Institute is a 150-member public-private partnership established in collaboration with DOE. REMADE is one of five Manufacturing USA institutes supported by AMMTO. Manufacturing USA is a national network of public-private institutes that convene industry, academia, and government to accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced manufacturing technologies in the United States.
| Project Title | Project Team Members |
|---|---|
| Low-Cost Textile-to-Textile "SolvoGenesis" Recycling Validation at Scale | MacroCycle Technologies Eastman Kodak |
| Component-Level Validation of Structural and Improved Non-Structural Secondary Aluminum Die Cast Alloys | Audubon Metals The Ohio State University North American Die Cast Association |
| Computer Vision and AI for the E-Cycling Receiving Process | Rochester Institute of Technology Sunnking Sustainable Solutions |
| Tire-Test Demonstration of Tire Cord Produced from High-Copper Content Scrap Steel | Missouri University of Science and Technology Michelin USA |
| Demonstration of Advanced Textile Sorting and Dismantling System | Rochester Institute of Technology Goodwill of the Finger Lakes |
| Industrial Validation of Biotechnologies for Recycled Fibers to Regain Fiber Quality and Increase Secondary Feedstock in High Value-Added Paper Grades | Western Michigan University Graphic Packaging International |
| Technology Demonstration, Verification and Validation of REEgen's Biological Critical Metal Recovery Technology | Rochester Institute of Technology REEgen |
| Developing Enterprise-Grade CAD Tools to Integrate Circularity in New Product Designs | Rochester Institute of Technology Trane Technologies |
| Recycling Aerospace Aluminum Scrap into High-Performance Wrought Sheet and Near-Net-Shape Squeeze Cast Components | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Loukus Technologies |
| High-Speed Laser Cladding Repair for Cast Iron Diesel Engine Blocks | Rochester Institute of Technology Synergy Additive Manufacturing |
More information about these 10 selected projects can be found on REMADE’s website.