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					</table><p>The U.S. Department of Energy (<a href="https://www.energy.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DOE</a>) has announced funding of $3.5 billion to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials. The initiative aims to create and upgrade facilities critical for supporting the future of clean energy industries, including renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs).</p>
<p>Administered by the DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (<a href="https://www.energy.gov/mesc/office-manufacturing-and-energy-supply-chains" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MESC</a>), the investment reflects the U.S.’s commitment to achieving a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, with EVs constituting half of all new light-duty vehicle sales by 2030.</p>
<p>The funding will create new, retrofitted, and expanded domestic facilities for battery-grade processed critical minerals, battery precursor materials, battery components, and cell and pack manufacturing.</p>
<p>Batteries are pivotal in the transition to a clean energy economy, reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions for American families and businesses. They are essential for grid storage, ensuring resilience in homes and businesses, and driving the electrification of the transportation sector.</p>
<p>With the lithium battery market projected to increase by five- to ten-fold by the end of the decade, investing in a resilient supply chain for high-capacity batteries, including non-lithium batteries, is crucial.</p>
<p>This funding opportunity marks the second phase of the $6 billion allocated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.</p>
<p>The first phase catalyzed over $5.8 billion in public/private investment through fifteen projects. The current phase aims to strengthen domestic battery manufacturing and supply chains, focusing on:</p>
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<li>Ensuring a competitive domestic battery materials processing industry.</li>
<li>Expanding the nation&#8217;s capabilities in advanced battery manufacturing.</li>
<li>Enhancing national security by reducing reliance on critical minerals, battery materials, and technologies from foreign entities.</li>
<li>Advancing domestic processing capacity for minerals crucial to battery materials and advanced batteries.</li>
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<p>The DOE is prioritizing next-generation technologies and battery chemistries, expanding focus areas beyond lithium-based technologies.</p>
<p>This includes precursor production, manufacturing for non-light duty markets, and projects increasing the separation of battery-grade critical materials. The program will continue adapting to market and technology evolution, updating topic areas every six months.</p>
<p>Concept papers are due January 9, 2024, with full applications due March 19, 2024.</p>
<p>Last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said power developers and project owners would <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/us-battery-utility-scale-storage-capacity-to-gw-by-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">add</a> utility-scale battery storage capacity of up to 30 GW in the U.S. over the next three years.</p>
<p>Earlier, Mercom <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/industry-hails-battery-energy-storage-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> how in India the Viability Gap Funding program for Battery Energy Storage Systems has been welcomed by industry stakeholders for its potential impact on system cost, demand, and manufacturing in the country.</p>


US Announces $3.5 Billion to Strengthen Domestic Battery Manufacturing


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					</table><p>The <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden-Harris Administration</a> opened applications for a new multi-billion-dollar program to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fuelling infrastructure in communities along designated highways, interstates, and major roadways across America.</p>
<p>The first round of funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Charging and Fuelling Infrastructure program is expected to help ensure America’s zero-emission vehicle future.</p>
<p>This round makes up to $700 million available to strategically deploy EV charging and other alternative vehicle-fueling infrastructure projects in publicly accessible locations. The <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Department of Transportation</a> will provide $2.5 billion over five years.</p>
<p>The move is aimed at building a national network of 500,000 public EV charging stations and reducing national greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% by 2030.</p>
<p>The CFI Discretionary Grant Program builds on the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.</p>
<p>EV chargers must adhere to basic standards, such as a requirement that supports a consistent charging experience for users and ensures that the national charging network is convenient, reliable, and “Made in America.”</p>
<p>“Extending EV charging infrastructure into traditionally underserved areas will ensure that equitable and widespread EV adoption takes hold,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm.</p>
<p>Ensuring that charging stations are more visible and accessible in the communities will also address the concerns many American drivers have when they are considering making the switch to electric, Granholm added.</p>
<p>A priority of the program is bringing EV charging into urban and rural communities, particularly in underserved and disadvantaged communities.</p>
<p>The program is further divided into two components. The Community Program will provide $1.25 billion to strategically deploy publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen, propane, or natural gas fueling infrastructure in communities.</p>
<p>Infrastructure may be located on any public road or in other publicly accessible locations, such as parking facilities at public buildings, public schools, and public parks, or in publicly accessible parking facilities owned or managed by a private entity.</p>
<p>The Corridor Program will provide $1.25 billion to strategically deploy publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure along designated alternative fuel corridors.</p>
<p>Eligible applicants and projects for both categories are outlined in a <a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346798" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Notice of Funding Opportunity</a>. Applications are due by May 30, 2023.</p>
<p>Projects that address environmental justice, particularly for communities such as rural and low- and moderate-income neighbourhoods that may disproportionately experience the consequences of climate change and other pollutants, will be funded primarily.</p>
<p>The U.S. administration’s Department of Energy <a href="https://mercomindia.com/us-announces-2-5-billion-funding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> $2.5 billion in funding for two carbon management programs to significantly mitigate the carbon emissions from power generation and hard-to-abate industrial operations.</p>
<p>Total investment in electric vehicle chargers is set to <a href="https://mercomindia.com/electric-vehicle-chargers-hit-200-billion-2026-bnef/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cross</a> $100 billion in 2023, and the next $100 billion of spending is expected to be achieved within the next three years, a <a href="https://about.bnef.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BloombergNEF</a> study has found.</p>


US Opens Applications for $2.5 Billion Program to Build EV Infrastructure


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					</table><p>The U.S. Department of Energy (<a href="https://www.energy.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DOE</a>) has announced $26 million to fund projects demonstrating that America&#8217;s electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar, wind, energy storage, and other clean energy resources.</p>
<p>Termed the Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration Program, it is funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.</p>
<p>The program will fund up to 10 projects on grid reliability and how a clean energy grid prevents blackouts by quickly identifying and responding to faults.</p>
<p>The projects must be of at least 10 MW in size from a mix of solar, wind, or other generation or storage technology.</p>
<p>The DOE says that over time, its investments into the grid have led to developing new tools to enable grid operators to manage the increasingly growing network. The electricity grid, originally built to deliver power from just a few large fossil fuel power plants to homes and businesses, now has evolved to have a mix of traditional and renewable energy sources, making grid stability the primary focus.</p>
<p>Stability can be achieved by developing and testing tools and plant functions that allow the grid to stay online amid disturbances and restart if it goes down. These tools must be demonstrated at a broader scale to increase their adoption and build trust as grid operators face a growing number of disruptions, such as cyberattacks, extreme weather events, and wildfires. To achieve a clean power sector, clean energy sources such as solar and wind generation and energy storage must prove that they can support the grid during normal and emergencies.</p>
<p>The demonstration projects will also provide data to underscore how President Biden’s goal of 100% clean electricity by 2030 can be achieved while supporting grid reliability.</p>
<p>“Americans do not have to choose between a clean and reliable grid as we move forward towards our goals of a net-zero economy by 2050. DOE is proving that transitioning to renewable energy sources can keep the lights on without service interruptions while creating good paying jobs,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm.</p>
<p>Academic institutions, private companies, non-profits, state and local governments, tribal nations, and all diverse under-represented teams are encouraged to apply.</p>
<p>To expand and strengthen America’s transmission lines and the power grid, DOE <a href="https://mercomindia.com/us-seeks-public-feedback-transmission-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a request for information seeking public feedback on its $2.5 billion transmission lines program in June.</p>
<p>Recently, the administration <a href="https://mercomindia.com/two-solar-projects-of-465-mw-capacity-in-california/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> two solar projects that will feed 400 MW of battery energy storage in California.</p>


$26 Million for Projects Demonstrating Grid Reliability With Clean Energy Integration

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