Standard Lithium Ltd., a near-commercial lithium developer, and Equinor, a global energy provider, recently announced that their jointly owned US subsidiary, SWA Lithium LLC, has closed a US $225 million grant from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) … [Read more...]
DOE loan secured for new Georgia EV manufacturing facility
Rivian has announced plans to construct its next manufacturing facility in Stanton Springs North, near Social Circle, Georgia. The project is expected to create 7,500 new manufacturing jobs and support the volume expansion of Rivian’s upcoming R2 … [Read more...]
DOE invests $51.7M to advance EV batteries, V2X, and cybersecurity
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a $51.7 million investment in transportation innovation projects to expand affordable, reliable mobility options across America. This includes electric vehicle (EV) battery technologies that use … [Read more...]
Major federal loan to boost domestic EV battery production
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced the closing of a direct loan of up to $9.63 billion to BlueOval SK LLC (BOSK) for the construction of … [Read more...]
Federal loan to expand EV battery production in Indiana
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced the closing of a $7.54 billion loan ($6.85 billion in principal and $688 million in capitalized … [Read more...]
DOE to support new EV battery component facility in Georgia
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America initiative, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a conditional commitment for a $670.6 million loan to Aspen Aerogels to construct an aerogel manufacturing facility in … [Read more...]
New government grant program aims to expand EV charging infrastructure
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $521 million in Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Grant Program awards to continue the build-out of electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative fueling infrastructure in communities across the … [Read more...]
DOE granting $1.7 billion to boost EV manufacturing and the supply chain
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1.7 billion to support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight states — Michigan, Ohio, … [Read more...]
California’s Salton Sea could meet EV lithium demands, according the DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the results of the most comprehensive analysis to date quantifying the domestic lithium resources in California’s Salton Sea region. Conducted by DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the analysis … [Read more...]