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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. Anovion , Scaling the Domestic, US Owned and Operated Anode Supply Chain for Synthetic Graphite, $117,000,000. Of that, $1.6 The awardees are: Materials Separation & Processing (Anode Materials).

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DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

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With demand for critical battery minerals, such as lithium and graphite, projected to increase by as much as 4,000% in the coming decades, this latest round of funding supports the recycling and reuse segment of the domestic battery supply chain. Leveraged with recipient cost share, this funding will help to provide more than $126 million.

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Aqua Metals and 6K Energy collaborate to establish sustainable US battery supply chain – Charged EVs

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Aqua Metals has developed a process for recycling lithium-ion batteries that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective than current methods (see our recent in-depth interview with company execs ). At full scale, Aqua will provide 30% of the nickel and lithium carbonate needed at 6K’s PlusCAM facility.

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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $64 million in Fiscal Year 2020 funding for 18 projects that will support the H2@Scale vision for affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use. Enabling Low Cost PEM Electrolysis at Scale Through Optimization of Transport Components and Electrode Interfaces.

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Dupont Danisco Opens Cellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Facility

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Leaders from DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE), University of Tennessee and Genera Energy cut the ribbon on a cellulosic ethanol demonstration facility in Vonore, Tenn. The facility in Vonore has capacity to produce 250,000 gallons of ethanol annually, though its focus is on optimizing technologies for large-scale production.

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USDA awarding $136M to five major research projects focused in part on developing cellulosic drop-in aviation fuels

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University partners from the states of Washington, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Iowa will lead the projects, which focus in part on developing aviation biofuels from tall grasses, crop residues and forest resources. The team will also evaluate a co-product—bio-char—as a soil amendment to increase carbon sequestration.

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Amyris processes Ceres sweet sorghum into renewable diesel using soluble and cellulosic sugars

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Liquid fuel and chemical production from sweet sorghum. The pilot-scale project use both free (soluble) sugars and biomass (cellulosic) sugars from Ceres’ sweet sorghum hybrids grown in Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana and Tennessee. Life-cycle analysis of Amyris Diesel production from sweet. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge.

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