The U.S. has an abundance of critical minerals, but not the political will to build out mining and processing supply chains, USEA panelists said.

A company developing a geothermal energy and lithium production facility in California has a potential partner who plans to build an EV battery factory nearby.

PG&E announced that its 182.5-MW Elkhorn Battery project, comprising 256 Tesla Megapack units, had commenced operation in CAISO.

With grid challenges looming and lithium in short supply, California is looking to accelerate the deployment of non-lithium-ion long-duration storage.

A Washington bill calls for the state's Commerce Department to study the global supply chain risks in the manufacture of EV batteries.

While the Build Back Better Act was knocked off the front pages by the resurgence of COVID-19, the bill will likely reclaim attention this month.

The DOE wants to cut the cost of lithium-ion batteries, recharge EVs with a 300-mile range in 15 minutes and boost battery recycling — all in the next decade.

The California Energy Commission updated its midterm reliability analysis for 2022-2026, concluding California has enough capacity without adding fossil fuels.

A Smart Energy Week panel said a decarbonized grid will need long-term storage "time machines" to move energy from when it's produced to when it's needed.

The California Energy Commission is funding battery recycling efforts to deal with the anticipated need to dispose of 60,000 metric tons by 2048.