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REMADE Institute to offer $35 million for recycling technologies
REMADE Institute to offer $35 million for recycling technologies
The REMADE Institute is issuing its fourth request for proposals to invest up to $35 million for research and development of transformational technologies to transition to the circular economy.
REMADE has made it a priority to focus on the plastic value chain by seeking proposals that will significantly increase the domestic recycling of plastics. Using recycled plastic instead of virgin plastic can reduce energy consumption by up to 79 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 67 percent, officials said.
The RFP is for technologies that will increase the recovery, reuse, remanufacturing and recycling of metals, polymers, fibers and e-waste. The funding will be matched by project participants, for a total investment of up to $70 million.
“With the challenges facing industry today, it is increasingly important to improve U.S. manufacturing competitiveness,” said REMADE CEO Nabil Nasr. “Our partnership of 100 industry, national laboratory and academic innovators are working together to reduce the energy and environmental burden of domestic manufacturing while delivering value to industry, the economy and the environment.”
REMADE has invested $20 million in projects to date. The organization was founded in 2017 and is a $140 million Manufacturing USA Institute co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. It is the only national institute primarily focused on the development of transformational technologies to support U.S. manufacturing in the transition to a circular economy. It is based in Rochester.
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