DoE Announces $52M to Fund Applied Research, Clean Manufacturing
On January 4, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a $52 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that will accelerate research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) in domestic manufacturing to strengthen America’s economic competitiveness and move the U.S. towards a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. The FOA, led by EERE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO), will drive innovation to develop the next-generation materials and manufacturing technologies required to help tackle the climate crisis, secure our domestic supply chains, and position the U.S. as a leader in the global clean energy economy.
U.S. manufacturing is the backbone of our economy, providing millions of good-paying jobs for American workers across the country. It is also key to America’s clean energy future. Meeting our nation’s climate goals will require significant investments in RD&D of next-generation manufacturing technologies to build competitive, sustainable, and resilient manufacturing systems and domestic supply chains. The technologies supported by this funding will advance economy-wide decarbonization by reducing the carbon footprint across the industrial, buildings, transportation, power, and agricultural sectors.