Over the past few weeks, the Department of Energy has been looking at canceling billions of dollars’ worth of contracts . Now, the federal agency has confirmed that it’s axing $720 million worth of manufacturing awards.

The cuts affect companies that make battery materials, recycle lithium-ion batteries, and manufacture super-insulating windows.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has been combing through contracts made during the Biden administration. The DOE claimed that the projects “missed milestones” and “did not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs,” spokesperson Ben Dietderich told E&E News.

All of the money for the grants was authorized by Congress as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was passed in 2021. The bulk of the money was awarded in 2023 and 2024; prev

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