The U.S. Department of Energy has announced more than USD540mn in awards for university- and National Laboratory-led research into clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing. More than USD400mn will go toward establishing and continuing 43 Energy Frontier Research Centers, while 53 projects will receive a combined USD140mn through the Chemical and Materials Sciences to Advance Clean Energy Technologies and Low-Carbon Manufacturing funding opportunity. These investments will support research that is foundational to the development of solar and nuclear energy technologies, energy storage, carbon capture, novel manufacturing processes, and the more efficient use of critical minerals in energy technologies and manufacturing. Legislation spearheaded by President Biden—the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act —will enhance this work by investing in these types of clean energy technologies and building out the infrastructure to deploy them.

Source: ESG News