Press Releases

President Biden’s DOE Budget Strengthens American Manufacturing, Lowers Energy Costs for American Families, Creates Jobs, and Boosts America’s Energy and National Security

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the launch of the Microbattery Design Prize, which will award up to $1.1 million to innovative small-capacity battery design projects that will yield improved performance, safety, and recyclability.

Yesterday marked the second workshop in an ongoing Department of Energy-sponsored event series that will serve as the foundation for an upcoming National Strategic Smart Manufacturing Plan.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s REMADE Institute announced up to $10 million supporting projects to develop and demonstrate tools and technologies that bolster recovery, reuse and recycling technologies.

DOE/NNSA reached an important milestone on the Los Alamos Plutonium Pit Production Project (LAP4), approving Critical Decision-2/3 – Approve Performance Baseline/Approve Start of Construction – for the 30 Base Equipment Installation subproject.

The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium released a report identifying how the United States can develop a robust and equitable domestic supply chain required to achieve the national offshore wind target of 30 gigawatts by 2030.

FECM 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.

Secretary Granholm hosted a roundtable with government, industry, and labor leaders to launch DOE's Battery Workforce Initiative, designed to lay the foundation for developing a modern force needed for the domestic battery supply chain.

New Factories in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan Will Create More than 11,000 Good-Paying Jobs and Reduce the Nation’s Reliance on Other Countries to Meet Increased Demand for Electric Vehicle Technologies