The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide nearly $1 billion in funding to bolster the production and supply of U.S.-based critical minerals and materials, with more than half to be channeled towards battery materials processing, manufacturing and recycling.
According to the DOE, the new planned funding programs align with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Unleashing American Energy,” issued on his first day in office, which directed the Secretary of Energy to “ensure that critical mineral projects, including the processing of critical minerals, receive consideration for Federal support.”
While Trump’s energy policies ha…
