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- DOE awarded $500 million in August 2026 to seven firms to boost the U.S. battery supply chain.
- Coreshell Technologies received $50 million to produce silicon anodes from domestic sources instead of Chinese graphite.
- Lilac Solutions received $100 million for a brine process that avoids China’s dominant spodumene-processing step.
- Since January 2025, President Donald Trump cancelled $24 billion in battery projects and ended EV tax credits.
