The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) prepared this final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Microporous Assets – Project Stellar (DOE/EA-2272).
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
October 30, 2025
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Microporous Assets – Project Stellar; Danville, Virginia
The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) issued a final environmental assessment (EA) for Microporous Assets – Project Stellar (DOE/EA-2772), which assesses the potential environmental impacts of NETL's proposed action to provide cost-shared funding for the construction and operation of a facility for Microporous, LLC (referred to as 6 Microporous, a subsidiary of MP Assets Corporation).
The Proposed Action applies to only Phase I of the overall development planned by Microporous at this location, although a total of four Phases are anticipated to be completed. The operations at the proposed Microporous facility include the development of a coated lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery separator plant at the property located at Lots 1 & 2 in Danville, VA (the Project Area) within the Southern Virginia Megasite (Megasite), also known as 3304 Berry Hill Road, for Li-ion batteries integral to electric vehicle (EV) supply chains.
For more information, see Microporous Assets – Project Stellar.