U.S. spends $44.8M to improve EV battery recycling costs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $44.8 million to fund eight projects that are designed to lower costs of recycling electric drive vehicle batteries and electric drive vehicle battery components. The projects, which are funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), were selected by the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office. The projects are intended to advance research, development, and demonstration of recycling and second-life applications for batteries once used to power EVs. Recipients include:
- B2U Storage Solutions, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
- Caterpillar Inc (Chillicothe, IL)
- General Motors LLC (Pontiac, MI)
- ReJoule Incorporated (Signal Hill, CA
- Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
- Siemens Corporation, Technology (Princeton, NJ)
- Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN)
- University of Akron (Akron, OH)
What people are saying
In a recent quote, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said, “The United States is securing a resilient domestic battery supply chain, thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments in innovation and battery recycling efforts. Finding new life for used batteries will significantly reduce pollution and our reliance on other nations, while lowering costs and supporting the clean energy transition.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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