Deadlines have been announced for programs through the U.S. Department of Energy that will invest in battery recycling, battery research and development and a battery recycling contest.
More than $192 million in new funding was announced June 12 for the Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling Funding Opportunity, Advanced Battery R&D Consortium and the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize, a news release said.
“The United States is leading the way in developing advanced battery technologies that will power our clean energy future and boost our global competitiveness,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said in the release. “Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, these investments in battery production and recycling will ensure the U.S. has a secure and sustainable domestic supply chain and strengthens our economy.”
The investment anticipates a surge in demand for electric vehicles and stationary energy storage, which is projected to expand the lithium battery market up to ten times by 2030, the release reported.
As of April, more than 3.6 million plug-in electric vehicles have been sold in American, according to the release.
The Department of Energy will provide $125 million through the Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing and Battery Collection funding opportunity, the release said.
Concept papers are due Aug. 17, and the deadline for full applications is Nov. 29, the release reported.
Applications are due by Sept. 8 for the Advanced Battery R&D Consortium funding opportunity, according to the release. Up to $60 million will be provided to convene major manufacturers of electric drive vehicles and others to address future battery needs.
The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize, launched in January 2019, will receive $7.4 million for a new Breakthrough Contest and Phase IV of the prize, the release said. To date, the prize has awarded “$5.5 million for innovative solutions to collecting, sorting, storing, and transporting spent and discarded lithium-ion batteries.”
