U.S. Designates Helium as Critical Material, Citing Semiconductor and Supply Chain Risks
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Friday, Oct. 23, that Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has designated helium as a critical material under the Energy Act of 2020 [1]. The department made the designation because helium is indispensable for making semiconductors essential to energy generation, and the global supply is at risk of disruption [1][2][3].
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