DOE: Foreign Entity of Concern Rule for Battery Funding

Posted 12/1/23

As the Department of Energy sets to distributing $6 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,  to support domestic battery material processing, manufacturing, and recycling,  the Department is required prioritize material processing and manufacturing applicants that will not use battery material supplied by or originating from a “foreign entity of concern” (FEOC).

Recognizing that it may be difficult to definitively evaluate the contractual relationships of upstream suppliers, DOE is also considering whether to provide entities with the opportunity to voluntarily request a review of contracts and licensing arrangements by DOE in order to provide additional certainty regarding whether effective control by a FEOC is present.

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