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US Department of Energy Launches Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize

January 18, 2019

A Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize has been launched by US Energy Secretary Rick Perry in a move that will also see the establishment of an associated Battery Recycling R&D Center.

These efforts aim to reclaim and recycle critical materials (e.g., cobalt and lithium) from lithium-based battery technology used in consumer electronics, defense, energy storage, and transportation applications.

“America’s dependence on foreign sources of critical materials undermines our energy security and national security,” said Perry. “DOE will leverage the power of competition and the resources of the private sector, universities, and the National Laboratories to develop innovative recycling technologies, which will bolster economic growth, strengthen our energy security, and improve the environment.”

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