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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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Global demand for critical minerals needed to decarbonize the nation’s economy is expected to increase by 400-600% over the next several decades and the US is increasingly dependent on foreign sources, some adversarial, for many of the processed versions of these minerals. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. University of Nevada, Reno.

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NSF announces $55M toward national research priorities; intersection of food, energy and water systems

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The team, which includes researchers from Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota, seeks to identify a framework of carbon mitigation strategies that would minimize conflicts with food security and clean energy production priorities.

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MIT/CalTrans study finds pavement-vehicle interaction accounts for 1% of overall fuel consumption on California highways

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dissipating energy due to deformation of the pavement structure)—results in wasted fuel because the dissipated energy does not contribute to the vehicle’s forward movement. If we can save 2 million tons of CO 2 per year, at the aggregate level, this becomes extremely important in a low-carbon economy.”.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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Process intensification breakthroughs can dramatically shrink the footprint of equipment needed on a crowded factory floor or eliminate waste by using the raw input materials more efficiently. Missouri U. Georgia Institute of Technology; Idaho National Laboratory; Jet Propulsion National Laboratory; Lamar U.; West Virginia U.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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When the world economy starts to grow again, all countries, and especially China and the U.S., That is a mistake that could cost the United States everything - especially if this recession is followed by a period of fast growth. Economic growth requires energy. will be competing for the same finite supplies of oil and gas. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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DOE Critical Materials Institute selects four projects to support critical materials supply chain innovation

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Critical materials are used in many products important to the US economy and national security. This improved process could help reduce costs, energy consumption, and generated waste material. Project Title: Unlocking Missouri’s Cobalt Potential.

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