Key takeaways discussed included technology validation; resource diversification; and increased supply chain connectivity.
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office
January 13, 2022The purpose of this report is to outline and discuss the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)’s findings related to EERE’s Request for Information (RFI) on Battery Critical Materials Supply Chain Research & Development (R&D) and the EERE R&D Battery Critical Materials Supply Chain Workshop. The United States has committed to achieving 50% or more reduction of greenhouse gas pollution by 2030, with a long-term goal to completely decarbonize the U.S. economy by 2050, and to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (The White House, 2021a).