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The investments are part of a larger $3 billion round of funding across 25 projects as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was passed by the Biden Administration at the […]",[786],{"slug":570,"name":571,"content":787},{"job_title":573,"image":788,"bio":576,"linkedin":577},{"filename":575},"\u003C!--#storyblok#{\"name\": \"article\", \"space\": \"\", \"uid\": \"69213398-a917-4f78-a31e-6e0598f560e8\", \"id\": \"\"}-->","article",[792,795,798],{"slug":793,"name":794},"batteries","Batteries",{"slug":796,"name":797},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":799,"name":8},"lithium","private",{"id":49,"alt":802,"name":802,"focus":802,"title":802,"source":802,"filename":803,"copyright":802,"fieldtype":804,"meta_data":805,"is_external_url":51},"","https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/e91d4052b3/bm-abc-0969-standardlithium.jpg","asset",{"alt":802,"title":802,"source":802,"copyright":802},"Sep 24, 2024","24th September 2024",[],[],1781280261974]