The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $44.8 million to fund eight projects that are designed to lower costs of recycling electric drive vehicle batteries and electric drive vehicle battery components. The projects, which are funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), were selected by the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office. The projects are intended to advance research, development, and demonstration of recycling and second-life applications for batteries once used to power EVs. Recipients include:
- B2U Storage Solutions, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
- Caterpillar Inc (Chillicothe, IL)
- General Motors LLC (Pontiac, MI)
- ReJoule Incorporated (Signal Hill, CA
- Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
- Siemens Corporation, Technology (Princeton, NJ)
- Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN)
- University of Akron (Akron, OH)
What people are saying
In a recent quote, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said, “The United States is securing a resilient domestic battery supply chain, thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments in innovation and battery recycling efforts. Finding new life for used batteries will significantly reduce pollution and our reliance on other nations, while lowering costs and supporting the clean energy transition.”
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