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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
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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