DOE announces green manufacturing funds for former coal communities

By Amelia Davidson | 10/22/2024 01:39 PM EDT

$428 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law will fund 14 projects geared toward clean energy supply chains.

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Department of Energy headquarters in Washington. Francis Chung/E&E News

The Department of Energy is putting $428 million toward clean energy manufacturing projects in former coal communities, department officials announced Tuesday.

The grants, which will go to 14 projects, come from bipartisan infrastructure law’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Program. The program is intended to improve clean energy supply chains while creating new energy jobs in areas that formerly operated coal mines. It allocated a first round of funding to seven projects last year.

This second and final round of funding is projected to create 1,900 jobs, DOE said, and could abate up to 5.3 million metric tons of indirect emissions.

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“President Biden and Vice President Harris are overseeing historic investments to boost domestic supply chains, create jobs and drive economic growth,” said Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk. “And we’re doing so strategically, supporting communities with the skills and experiences to make the United States a world leader.”

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