FONSI for Environmental Assessment for Plasma Low-cost Ultra Sustainable Cathode Active Material (PlusCAM) Project (DOE/EA-2223).
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
January 12, 2024
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Plasma Low-cost Ultra Sustainable Cathode Active Material (PlusCAM) Project
DOE issued a FONSI based on the impacts identified in the Final EA that evaluated the environmental impacts of demonstrating the ability to domestically produce NMC811 (battery chemistry, namely LiNiMnCoO2) using 6K Plasma Processing technology more cost effectively and sustainably (zero waste, 10% of water usage, and 70% less energy) vs traditional methods of producing LiNiMnCoO2 NMC.
For more information, see Plasma Low-cost Ultra Sustainable Cathode Active Material (PlusCAM) Project.