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Caribbean fellows with RMI work together discussing a solar panel system. Photo from RMI.

New Virtual Training and How-To Resources Help Leaders Advance Renewable Energy Development

2 months ago US Department of Energy 0 Comments

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and RMI—founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute—have collaborated to provide a virtual training to support the development of renewable energy projects and created a how-to guide on battery energy storage systems. The publicly available virtual training and how-to-guide are available through RMI’s Energy Transition Academy (ETA) and are designed to help energy leaders with advancing renewable energy development.

Biden-Harris Admin Announces $366 Million to Lower Energy Costs & Enhance Energy Security in Rural…

2 months ago US Department of Energy 0 Comments

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports 17 Projects Across 20 States and 30 Tribal Nations and Communities, Bringing Clean Energy, High-Quality Jobs, and Energy Justice to Every Pocket of America TEMECULA, CA — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more … [continued]

Strengthening USA’s Domestic Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing Base & Supply Ecosystem

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LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to ABS to Strengthen America’s Domestic Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing Base and Supply Ecosystem The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment to American Battery Solutions (ABS) for a $165.9 million loan to help finance the expansion of an advanced battery pack assembly facility to … [continued]

NMG Secures Multiyear Offtakes from GM and Panasonic

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Panasonic Energy and GM (together, the “Anchor Customers”) concurrently commit to multiyear offtake agreements for NMG’s active anode material, covering approximately 85% of NMG’s planned Phase-2 fully integrated production, from ore to battery materials. Offtake agreements are complemented by an aggregate US$50 million Tranche 1 Investment from Panasonic and GM to advance the development of NMG’s Phase-2 … [continued]

Kae Fink shows what a shredded battery looks like (“Vendor R” on the right); she recovered the purer materials on the left using a new recycling method she developed with other NREL researchers. Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL

U.S. DOE Announces $15 Million to Boost Collection of Used (Spent) Consumer Batteries at Retailers

2 months ago US Department of Energy 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) today announced it is making up to $15 million available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to drive recovery of spent consumer batteries at retailers that can be sent to recyclers.