RFI - Biotechnologies to Ensure a Robust Mineral Tender - 37706072

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Country: USA

Summary: RFI - Biotechnologies to Ensure a Robust Mineral Supply Chain for Clean Energy

Deadline: 17 Dec 2019

Posting Date: 05 Nov 2019

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 37706072

Document Ref. No.: DE-FOA-0002213

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender are invited for RFI - Biotechnologies to Ensure a Robust Mineral Supply Chain for Clean Energy
CFDA Number : 81.135 -- Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement : No
Estimated Total Program Funding : $1
Closing Date for Applications: Dec 17, 2019
Posted Date : Nov 04, 2019
Description: RFI - Biotechnologies to Ensure a Robust Mineral Supply Chain for Clean EnergyThis is a Request for Information only. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance. The purpose of this RFI it to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs.With increased global competition for minerals in emerging tech, defense, and clean energy applications, any shortage of critical mineral resources "constitutes a strategic vulnerability for the security and prosperity of the United States." The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has recently published a list of such materials, which include :• Rare Earth Elements (REEs) consisting of the Lanthanide series: Lanthanum, Cerium, Praseodymium, Neodymium, Promethium, Samarium, Europium, Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, Ytterbium and Lutetium, as well as Yttrium and Scandium;• The Platinum Group Metals (PGMs): Iridium, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Ruthenium; and• Other critical materials: Aluminum (bauxite), Antimony, Arsenic, Barite (BaSO4), Beryllium, Bismuth, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Fluorspar (CaF2), Gallium, Germanium, Graphite (natural), Hafnium, Helium, Indium, Lithium, Magnesium, Manganese, Niobium, Potash, Rhenium, Rubidium, Strontium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Uranium, Vanadium, and Zirconium.Besides the critical metals identified by DOI, other base transition metals of interest for the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E) are Nickel (Ni) and Copper (Cu). In 2018, the global Ni demand for Li-ion batteries was 85, 000 tons and this is expected to increase by 30-40% per year . The U.S. Nickel production represents less than 1% (19, 000 tons) of the total global production. In contrast, in 2018, Indonesia and the Philippines were the major global Ni raw material producers at 560, 000 tons and 340, 000 tons, respectively. While the U.S. is the third largest global Copper producer - with 1.2 million tons produced in 2018 - just behind Chile and Peru, the unique thermal and electrical properties of this metal make it a crucial element for energy efficiency applications. The issues around this material are the increase in Cu production costs due to declining domestic ore grades and the associated energy and environmental concerns around Cu extraction and processing.ARPA-E sees novel, potentially transformative technical opportunities/approaches to recovering c...

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