Office of Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy

Yesterday, Office of Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy's Under Secretary Crane joined leadership from Cummins and the Mayor of Columbus, Indiana, to announce $150 million – in combined public and private investment – for the company's Columbus Engine Plant. Part of a $1.7 billion, eight-state investment in the future of American auto manufacturing, Cummins will convert their Columbus facility to manufacture zero-emissions components and electric powertrain systems. The Under Secretary underscored that this funding, made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and administered by DOE Manufacturing & Energy Supply Chains Office (MESC), is supporting American communities and the union workers who have driven the auto industry for generations – including the Diesel Workers Union and Office Committee Union at Cummins. Expected to add approximately 250 new, high-quality jobs in addition to retaining existing positions, this project highlights what Investing in America is all about. 📰: https://lnkd.in/gfZjiPdU

📌 The assignment: Ensure the future of the auto industry is bright and made in America. 💪 We just announced $1.7 billion in funding for America’s historic auto manufacturers and suppliers to make the clean vehicles of the future here at home with union workers. This funding will help convert 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing facilities across 8 states to produce electric and hybrid electric vehicles and their components. These investments reflect the Biden Administration’s deep commitment to manufacturing communities by: 🎯 Creating and retaining over 17,000 union and good-paying jobs  🎯 Supporting the American auto communities that have driven the U.S. economy for generations  🎯 Helping ensure the U.S. leads 21st century auto manufacturing by positioning the U.S. to manufacture the fastest growing clean vehicle drivetrains Read more 👉  https://lnkd.in/eppP8mN9

DOE’s Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure is pleased to announce that Leslie Biddle will serve as the first Deputy Under Secretary for Commercialization and Finance.  Leslie previously served as a senior advisor to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure since January 2023 with a focus on commercialization, market adoption, and catalyzing private sector financing of the clean energy transition. In her new role, Leslie will continue spearheading efforts to turn billions of federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act into trillions in private sector investment, as well as leverage her extensive private sector leadership experience and financial expertise across the full range of BIL and IRA activities and objectives. Read her full bio here: https://lnkd.in/ecRPMbt7

Another heartland manufacturing project supercharging America's domestic electric vehicle (EV) supply chain! (See: https://lnkd.in/gPGHFYKC) Today, LPO announced a conditional commitment of up to $1.2 billion for a direct loan to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC (ENTEK International) to substantially finance a new facility in Terre Haute, Indiana to manufacture lithium-ion battery separators. A battery separator is a membrane sandwiched between the anode and cathode of a battery. The principal functions of the battery separator are to prevent electronic conduction (i.e., shorts or direct contact) between the anode and cathode while permitting ionic conduction via the electrolyte. Separators play an essential role in the performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries. This project will make a significant contribution to growth in domestic battery separator capacity and help U.S. EV manufacturers satisfy battery component sourcing requirements under the 30D Clean Vehicle Credit. The tax credit, included in President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), offers up to $7,500 for the purchase of new clean vehicles. The ENTEK project is expected to create 763 construction jobs and 635 operational jobs and reinforces the President Biden's Investing in America agenda to onshore and re-shore domestic manufacturing technologies that are critical to meeting the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal that half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 are zero-emissions vehicles. Today’s announcement also supports the President’s comprehensive strategy to build a safer, more sustainable transportation system and slash all greenhouse emissions from the transportation sector by 2050. As with all conditional commitments that LPO offers, it's important to note that while this announcement demonstrates an intent to finance the project, the expected U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) financing will only be issued pending the satisfaction of certain conditions—including final legal, contractual, technical, and financial requirements—that the conditional commitment specifies. LEARN MORE: • What is a Conditional Commitment & How is it Different from a Loan or Loan Guarantee? https://lnkd.in/gkhfhYHZ • President Biden's "Investing in America" Agenda: WhiteHouse.gov/Invest • LPO's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing direct loan program homepage: Energy.gov/LPO/ATVM • Read about other LPO project announcements: https://lnkd.in/g23s_Uk4 #DOELPO #FinancingAmericanEnergy #BridgeToBankability #DeployDeployDeploy #Liftoff #OpenForBusiness #BuiltInAmerica #FinancingInnovation #FinancingImpact #FinancingClimateSolutions #FinancingAdvancedVehicles #FinancingEVComponents #FinancingSupplyChains #ATVM #InvestingInAmerica #LPONews #ConditionalCommitment

📢 Today we’re #deploying $14 Million committed to increase consumer 🔋 battery ♻#recycling and create innovative and practical approaches to increase the #reuse and recycling of #batteries. The selected projects will provide over 1,000 local collection points for spent batteries from consumer products, allowing consumers easy and free access to turn in old batteries and battery-containing devices and address e-waste across the country. This type of #e-waste, which includes rechargeable batteries #cellphones, laptops, vacuums, and #smartwatches, is recycled at rates of less than 20%, and contains #criticalminerals and materials such as nickel, lithium, and graphite critical for the battery sector. Learn more about these selected projects and the MESC mission to catalyze investments in America’s energy future across #energy supply chains. https://lnkd.in/ekqARkbe www.energy.gov/mesc

Today, OCED issued a Notice of Intent for up to $100M to fund pilot-scale energy storage demonstration projects, focusing on non-lithium technologies, long-duration (10+ hour discharge) systems, and stationary storage applications. With this funding, OCED aims to support the advancement of a diverse set of long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies towards commercial viability and utility-scale deployment, an integral ingredient in a clean, reliable grid system to achieve a net-zero emissions clean energy economy. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMgfbm5j

We’re #BuildingABetterGrid, and we need all hands on deck to get it done! The Building a Better Grid Initiative, launched in January 2022, will catalyze the deployment of upgraded transmission lines, modernize the distribution system, and create a cleaner, more reliable, resilient grid. Many GDO activities are supported by this initiative, including: ✅ Transmission Facilitation Program ✅ Grid Resilience Formula Grants ✅ Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program ✅ Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program ✅ National Transmission Planning and Needs Studies ✅ Offshore Wind Transmission Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eKsZVJxr

📢Today: @DOE-MESC announces $7.3 million in funding for 37 small- and medium-sized #manufacturers across the country to implement improvements at facilities that will save #energy and reduce #climatepollution, and strengthen our domestic #manufacturing sector. The Industrial Assessment Centers Implementation Grants program provides up to $300,000 per manufacturer per funding round to implement recommendations made by @Energy and other qualified #energyassessments. Learn more about the selected #cleanenergy IAC projects announced today: https://lnkd.in/g9aKmZa7

TODAY: GDO announced a $4.6 million investment for six projects to conduct grid resilience analysis and modeling to strengthen and modernize the grid against extreme weather. 💪⚡ With funding made available through the Grid Resilience and Climate Change Impacts Analysis (GRACI) partnerships, the selected projects will use risk assessments and modeling to support recipients of Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants with rapid decision-making to prioritize investments for impactful community benefits. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/eCpc9Zh8

In Queens, New York, the Tejada family is leveraging clean energy savings and lowering their utility bills by weatherizing their home and making energy-efficient upgrades. With support from NYSERDA, they’re expecting to save an average of $2,000/year.