DOE Terminates Lithium Refinery Grant for American Battery Technology Company

Post Views: 285 ABTC Tonopah Flats Lithium Project $57M DOE Grant Revoked Amid National Funding Review The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has revoked a $57 million grant to American Battery Technology Company (ABTC). The funding was originally awarded for ABTC’s lithium hydroxide refinery project in Nevada. Announced in October 2022, the grant was intended to support a $115 million commercial-scale facility. ABTC planned to build the refinery in collaboration with DuPont Water Solutions, the University of Nevada, Reno, and Argonne National Laboratory. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, ABTC confi...