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Press ReleasesJuly 12, 2022United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen yesterday signed the Australia – United States Net-Zero Technology Acceleration Partnership at the Sydney Energy Forum.Energy.gov
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June 23, 2022DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory published a study that highlights the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of permanent magnets for large electrical machines. Additive manufacturing could be an attractive method for manufacturing permanent magnets.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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Press ReleasesJune 21, 2022DOE announces the four winners of Phase III of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize.Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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Press ReleasesJune 21, 2022Today, DOE announced the four winners of Phase III of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize, a multiphase competition that incentivized American entrepreneurs to develop and demonstrate processes that, when scaled, have the potential to...Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
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June 6, 2022FECM is collaborating across the agency and with the country’s National Laboratories to develop pathways that will increase our ability to produce critical minerals domestically.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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May 27, 2022At the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Critical Materials Institute (CMI), researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have been working together to develop new, cost-effective technologies for the...Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
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Press ReleasesMay 13, 2022U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson met in Washington, DC on May 11, 2022, to discuss a number of key issues of mutual interest and importance.Energy.gov
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April 18, 2022DOE’s Loan Programs Office has offered a conditional commitment to lend up to $107 million to Syrah Technologies, LLC to expand its capacity to produce critical materials for lithium-ion batteries at the Syrah Vidalia Facility in Vidalia, LouisianaOffice of Energy Dominance Financing
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March 15, 2022The DOE and the European Commission today announced support for a collaboration between the European Battery Alliance and the U.S. Li-Bridge alliance to accelerate development of robust supply chains for lithium-ion and next generation batteries.Energy.gov
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March 9, 2022Research demonstrates the potentially game-changing thermoplastic resin material for marine applications at a meaningful scale.Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office