U.S. Department of Energy Report

The U.S. Department of Energy's report entitled "Critical Materials Strategy" published December 2010, is online.


If you are involved in materials science or energy, find the full report at
http://www.energy.gov/news/documents/criticalmaterialsstrategy.pdf

Table of Contents of the full text DOE report includes:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..6
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION..10
CHAPTER 2. USE OF KEY MATERIALS IN CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES..14
CHAPTER 3. HISTORICAL SUPPLY, DEMAND AND PRICES FOR THE KEY MATERIALS..27
CHAPTER 4. CURRENT DOE PROGRAMS..53
CHAPTER 5. OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS..58
CHAPTER 6. MATERIALS STRATEGIES FROM OTHER NATIONS..61
CHAPTER 7. SUPPLY AND DEMAND PROJECTIONS..69
CHAPTER 8. CRITICALITY ASSESSMENT..95
CHAPTER 9. PROGRAM AND POLICY DIRECTIONS..100
APPENDIX A: CRITICALITY ASSESSMENTS BY ELEMENT..111
APPENDIX B: MARKET SHARE ASSUMPTIONS AND MATERIAL CONTENT CALCULATION..127
APPENDIX C: 111TH CONGRESS RARE EARTHS AND CRITICAL MATERIALS LEGISLATION ..133
APPENDIX D: TREM CONFERENCE 2010 ADDRESS – ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID SANDALOW..140
APPENDIX E: U.S.–JAPAN ROUNDTABLE ON RARE EARTH ELEMENTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AGENDA..146
APPENDIX F: TRANS-ATLANTIC WORKSHOP ON RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND OTHER CRITICAL MATERIALS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE..149
APPENDIX G: ARPA-E WORKSHOP AGENDA