The Advanced Manufacturing Office you knew and loved has multiplied into two new offices. The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Office (AMMTO) advances energy-related materials and manufacturing technologies to increase domestic competitiveness...
Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization
November 17, 2022
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- AMMTO: Recent News and Funding Opportunities
- AMMTO: Highlights
- IEDO: Recent News and Funding Opportunities
- IEDO: Highlights
ICYMI: EERE Created Two New Advanced Manufacturing Offices
The Advanced Manufacturing Office you knew and loved has multiplied into two new offices. The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Office (AMMTO) advances energy-related materials and manufacturing technologies to increase domestic competitiveness and build a clean, decarbonized economy. The Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) accelerates the innovation and adoption of cost-effective technologies that eliminate industrial GHG emissions. Learn more.
What do the changes at EERE mean for you? Read the FAQ to find out.
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO)
Recent News and Funding Opportunities
DOE and REMADE Issue $600,000 of Funding in Education and Workforce Development Curriculum
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute, is announcing $600,000 in funding for the development of education and workforce development (EWD) curriculum that will work to increase the adoption of recovery, reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling technologies across the industrial sector. Learn more about the RFP. REMADE will also be hosting an informational webinar with a Q&A for this RFP on December 1, 2022 at 12 p.m. ET. Sign up here.
DOE Dedicates $12 Million to Strengthen Domestic Lithium Supply Chain and Conversion from Geothermal Brines
On November 10, AMMTO announced a $12 million funding opportunity to support technologies that directly extract battery-grade lithium from geothermal brines. These developments would provide a cost-effective, domestic source of this critical material, which in turn would advance the Biden Administration’s goals of a net-zero clean energy economy by 2050 and 50% electric vehicle adoption by 2030. Concept papers for this funding opportunity are due December 9, 2022, at 5 P.M. ET.
Learn more about this FOA and how to apply. And learn more about DOE’s broader efforts to actualize the potential of domestic lithium reserves.
DOE and CESMII Issue Up to $2 Million in Funding for Smart Manufacturing Technology Projects
On November 4, DOE, in partnership with the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), announced $2 million in funding to advance the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and processes across the manufacturing sector to increase productivity, save energy, and boost competitiveness across energy-intensive industries. Learn more.
DOE Announces up to $3 Million for High-Performance Computing Research
On November 4, DOE announced up to $3 million to connect industry partners with the high-performance computing (HPC) resources and experts at DOE’s National Laboratories to tackle today’s toughest manufacturing challenges. Through the High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) initiative, selected teams will apply advanced modeling, simulation, and data analysis to projects that improve material performance and manufacturing efficiency to reduce carbon emissions and accelerate our transition to a clean energy future. View the solicitation.
DOE Seeks Clean Tech Innovators for Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program
Applications are now open for the 2022 cohorts in DOE’s Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program. Innovators selected for this program will tap into an extensive network of mentors and research capabilities at U.S. National Laboratories to develop the next-generation technologies that will help pave the way to a clean energy future. The Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program helps today’s brightest clean tech entrepreneurs move their innovations out of the lab and into the market by providing participants with the support they need to deploy their solutions at scale and launch successful energy and manufacturing businesses. Learn more about the program and how to apply.
NOI to Fund Applied Research and Development for Materials and Technologies to Drive Innovation in Clean Manufacturing
On October 14, DOE announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that will drive innovation leading to economy-wide decarbonization, increased sustainability, and economic competitiveness. The FOA, co-funded by AMMTO and the Building Technologies Office (BTO), will support the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities to invest in the next-generation materials and manufacturing technologies needed to support manufacturing competitiveness, tackle the climate crisis, and move the U.S. towards a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. Learn more about the recently issued Notice of Intent (NOI).
Highlights
White House Leadership Summit with Manufacturing USA Innovation Institute
On October 24, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, along with Deputy NEC Director Fazili and Deputy OMB Director Miller, convened the sixteen directors of the nation’s Manufacturing USA Innovation Institute for the first time at the White House since the network’s founding in 2012. AMMTO’s Deputy Director Diana Bauer attended, along with DOE Under Secretary David Turk and the six DOE-sponsored institute directors from CESMII, CyManII, IACMI, RAPID, REMADE, and PowerAmerica. The convening focused on how Manufacturing USA Institutes can continue to champion the facilitation of U.S. leadership for advanced manufacturing and a strong manufacturing workforce of the future. Read more.
Successes on the Path to Clean Energy
On October 13, DOE released three success stories that highlight the advanced materials and manufacturing technologies portfolio. This month’s topics ranged from high performance computing and additive manufacturing, to next generation electric machine projects, and opportunities with lithium metal batteries. All of these programs are accelerating American progress towards the clean energy transition and, as there is no lack of progress to be shared, more success stories will continue to be published in the months to come.
Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO)
Recent News and Funding Opportunities
NOI to Fund Research and Development to Decarbonize Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Recently, DOE announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that will drive innovation to decarbonize the entire life cycle of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs). The upcoming funding opportunity will accelerate research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of technologies to help lower emissions from WRRFs and move the U.S. closer to a clean, decarbonized economy that benefits all Americans. However, cleaning water is an energy intensive process, and GHG emissions from WRRFs are estimated to be par on with the food and beverage industry—one of the largest GHG-emitting industries in the United States. Learn more.
DOE Announces $3.2 Million Expansion of the Industrial Assessment Center Program
On November 3, DOE announced $3.2 million in supplemental funding to expand the Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) program. Under this announcement, eight current IAC universities will expand their programs to also include commercial building assessments. IAC personnel at the selected universities will work with community colleges and technical training programs to provide continuous learning for students and professionals while also providing assessments and recommendations to small and medium-sized commercial buildings and businesses. Learn more.
Highlights
White House Announces New Public and Private Sector Industrial Decarbonization Commitments As Part of President Biden’s 'Buy Clean' Initiative
Last month, the White House brought together state leaders to share knowledge and discuss opportunities to collaborate on expanding the purchase of lower-carbon materials made by American workers. As part of this initiative, the White House announced a new set of public and private sector commitments, including DOE’s Better Climate Challenge, a program encouraging organizations across the U.S. economy to set ambitious goals for reducing their carbon emissions, and to share real world strategies to decarbonize buildings and plants. Learn more about DOE’s commitment and strategic approach for working with industry to achieve deep decarbonization.
Driving Down Industrial Emissions with Energy Management Systems and Collaboration
On October 13, DOE released two success stories highlighting the industrial decarbonization portfolio with topics including the importance of energy management systems and chemical manufacturing partnerships. Both IEDO initiatives are working toward administration goals of achieving a net-zero carbon economy and highlight the ongoing efforts of our industry to modernize and adapt to more sustainable practices.
CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships Director Pens New York Times Essay
Carlos Gamarra, Assistant Director of the Southcentral Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership (CHP TAP) recently published a guest essay in The New York Times, “My Job is to Police Energy Use in Our Offices: Here’s How We Got to Net-Zero Energy Use.” DOE’s CHP TAPs promote and assist in transforming the market for CHP, waste heat to power, and district energy technologies. In his essay, Gamarra, a Senior Research Scientist at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) explained how HARC manages its energy and how your organization may become more energy efficient and sustainable. Read Gamarra’s New York Times article here.