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Press ReleasesMarch 21, 2023The Department of Energy today announced $14 million in funding to support and optimize the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals while significantly reducing carbon emissions.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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March 13, 2023Many people are unaware of how complex and cost-prohibitive recycling can be. Recycling processes may also involve hazardous acids that can be harmful to the environment, especially when it comes to recycling electronic waste (e-waste).Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
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BulletinMarch 10, 2023Understanding how methanogenic bacteria can “bio-mine” minerals advances biotechnology and helps scientists understand the Earth’s geological history.Basic Energy Sciences
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Press ReleasesFebruary 23, 2023International Mineralogical Association panel recently approved the name of a new mineral called “Chenowethite.”Office of Legacy Management
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Remarks/TestimonyFebruary 22, 2023Brad Crabtree's remarks at Critical Minerals Workshop of Anchorage, AK on February 22, 2023.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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February 16, 2023This Tech Talk highlights how LPO is working to support an environmentally and socially responsible domestic supply chain for critical minerals by providing access to debt capital for qualifying projects across the supply chain.Office of Energy Dominance Financing
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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