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Press ReleasesFebruary 10, 2023Funding Opportunity Seeks to Increase Cost Efficiency of Wind Power Generation Through R&D Projects for Lightweight Materials, Streamlined 3-D Printing ProcessesEnergy.gov
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February 9, 2023The clean energy transition depends on critical materials like rare earth elements (REEs) that power wind turbine generators, electric vehicles and other clean energy technologies, materials, and processes.Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
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February 9, 2023DOE's Loan Programs Office (LPO) has offered a conditional commitment to lend up to $2 billion to Redwood Materials for the construction and expansion of a battery materials campus in McCarran, NVOffice of Energy Dominance Financing
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February 6, 2023Sustainable aviation fuels are increasingly in demand, as they are comparable in performance to traditional jet fuels but reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can be made using renewable resources...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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January 24, 2023As the U.S. Department of Energy helps biorefining companies convert grasses, crop residue, and forest byproducts into alternative fuels and advanced manufacturing materials, year-to-year chemical changes caused by climate volatility have become a...Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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January 17, 2023The story of American manufacturing throughout history is one of radical innovation that has powered our economic growth and national security.Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization
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January 13, 2023DOE's Loan Programs Office (LPO) has offered a conditional commitment to lend up to $700 million to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC to develop a domestic supply of lithium carbonate for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Esmeralda County, NVOffice of Energy Dominance Financing
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January 5, 2023On January 4, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a $52 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that will accelerate innovation in manufacturing.Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
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Press ReleasesDecember 15, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced its intent to issue two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in early 2023.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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December 13, 2022FECM announced $5.3M in funding for five cutting edge projects that will advance research supporting the domestic production of rare earth elements and other critical minerals.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office