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Press ReleasesDecember 13, 2022On December 12, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $40 million funding opportunity for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
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December 9, 2022Startup firm Pyran recently took a huge leap forward in the development of its technology to make renewable industrial chemicals, achieving an extraordinary 1,000-times scaleup of its reactor in a single step.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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November 16, 2022Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Supports Reintegration of Used Batteries into the Supply Chain to Meet Increased Battery Demand and Reduce Foreign Reliance for Critical MaterialsEnergy.gov
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November 10, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday took a huge step forward in its effort to shore up America’s domestic supply of battery-grade lithium—a substance that is indispensable to our transition to a clean-energy economy. Lithium, which, after a refiEnergy.gov
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Press ReleasesNovember 9, 2022Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a $12 million Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support the extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines to use in batteries for stationary storage and electric vehicles.Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
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October 20, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy is increasingly investing in technologies to grow a sustainable and diversified domestic lithium supply chain to meet the growing need for producing rechargeable batteries.Geothermal Technologies Office
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October 3, 2022DOE announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity that will support research on the extraction and conversion of lithium from geothermal brines for use of lithium batteries in electric vehicles and clean energy storage.Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
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September 26, 2022The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is awarding a $14 million grant to Case Western Reserve University to establish a Center of Excellence in lifetime extension research and materials science.National Nuclear Security Administration
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Press ReleasesAugust 25, 2022FECM has released a Request for Information on the characterization, treatment and cleaning, and management of effluent waters from oil and natural gas development and production, along with legacy wastewaters associated with thermal power generation.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Exploring New Materials and Manufacturing Processes to Help Marine Energy Achieve Commercial SuccessBlogAugust 12, 2022To explore what new materials and manufacturing processes could do for the marine energy industry, WPTO convened researchers and industry experts to share what they might need to build more affordable, longer-lasting, and more efficient machines.Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office