Project Grant DEMS0000002

This $347,886,259.63 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications Program (CFDA 81.253) supports the construction of a commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling facility by American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) in Reno, Nevada. The facility will process battery materials from battery manufacturers and automotive original equipment manufacturers to extract and purify critical battery minerals...

The Department of Energy awarded Albemarle U.S., Inc. a $147,126,520 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to retrofit a domestic manufacturing facility to produce up to 50 metric tons per annum of lithium metal anode for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. This project supports the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's objective of strengthening domestic manufacturing capabilities for advanced battery...

The Department of Energy awarded Honeywell International Inc. a $368,663,580 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to build a 10,000 metric ton commercial-scale facility for the domestic production of lithium (bis) fluorosulfonyl imide (LiFSI) to supply the domestic production of lithium-ion batteries. The new state-of-the-art facility is expected to be co-located at Honeywell's existing property in Geismar,...

The Department of Energy awarded a $114,494,918 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Li Industries, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The grant will support the establishment of a 10,000-tonne per annum lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cathode production facility in Pineville, North Carolina. This project aims to increase America's competitiveness in lithium-ion battery...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253), aims to increase the safe collection of batteries at county and tribal battery collection sites. The $2,524,702 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will enable the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to provide fire suppression supplies, safe indoor and outdoor battery storage,...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $8,450,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program to Li Industries, Inc. The objective of the project is to develop an integrated, faster, and more cost-effective automated sorting and neutralization preprocessing system for end-of-life consumer electronics batteries. This effort aims to reduce the logistics costs associated with lithium-ion...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $20,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Sparkz Inc. to establish the first domestic production of battery-grade iron (III) phosphate (FePO4) at scale within coal country in West Virginia. FePO4 is a critical precursor material used in the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material, which supports the U.S. domestic...

Am Batteries Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a solvent-free manufacturing process for lithium-ion battery electrodes. The goal of the one-year project beginning February 1, 2022 is to design, manufacture, and operate a continuous feed dry spraying system to optimize fabrication of thicker battery electrodes without solvents. This novel...

The Department of Energy awarded Cirba Solutions, LLC a $547,474,057.63 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to expand domestic lithium-ion battery recycling capacity and create a closed-loop domestic supply chain. The grant, awarded on Jan 1, 2025, supports Cirba Solutions' efforts to increase its mechanical recycling capacity from 5,000 to 35,000 tons of batteries per year and develop an integrated...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) provides $198,679,760 to Enersys Advanced Systems Inc. to establish a 4 gigawatt-hour lithium-ion cell production facility in Piedmont, South Carolina. The project aims to replace foreign-sourced materials with domestic supply, create 500 permanent high-wage jobs and 400 construction jobs, and contribute to the development of...