Red State To Rescue EV Battery Supply Chain As Graphite Trade War Looms
Tennessee will play a key role in the domestic EV battery supply chain, as the host of two new factories slated to produce synthetic graphite in bulk.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
$2 Million Investment to Improve Energy Efficiency & Lower Utility Costs in Nonprofits Across 17…
Funding will support energy infrastructure projects that position nonprofits to better serve their communities and missions. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 22 community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $2 million to support building improvement projects that reduce energy use and generate short and … [continued]
US DOE — Flurry of Solar & Wind Power Announcements
As Joe Biden’s time leading the United States approaches an end, various government agencies have been sprinting to get things done before they are at risk of being dropped and forgotten. Rather than try to cover each of these separately, let’s quickly roll through some of the announcements, and you … [continued]
BYD Sales Soaring, Tesla Demand Concerns, Japanese Auto Sales Crashing — Cleantech News Update
We’re looking to relaunch a regular, frequent cleantech news show on YouTube. It will improve as time goes on, more co-hosts and guests will be included, and we’re open to any feedback or requests. Overall, though, you have to start (or restart) somewhere, and this is where we’re starting again. … [continued]
Graph: The Enormous Increase in US Manufacturing Construction from Biden’s Green New Deal Policies
Democrats couldn’t say it, because “Green New Deal” supposedly became some kind of tainted and negative phrase (I’ll save my rant on how to win messaging battles like this for another day), but the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law combined to really basically become the “Green New Deal” … [continued]
Milestone Puts Battery Recycling Industry One Step Closer to Increasing Lithium-Ion Processing in North America
A Cirba Solutions battery recycling and materials recovery facility in Lancaster, Ohio, will create battery-grade metal sulfates and lithium carbonate once it’s up and running. These will then become the raw materials for cathode active materials (pCAM) and cathode active materials (CAM) for batteries. The expansion of the site has … [continued]
The Domestic EV Supply Chain Is Getting A Big Dose Of Synthetic Graphite
Stellantis is the latest US electric vehicle stakeholder to firm up its EV supply chain with synthetic graphite produced in Tennessee.
Thanks, Biden — For $1 Trillion In Private-Sector Investment In US EV & Tech Economy
I recall when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed. Immediately, that day, we started getting announcements of EV battery factories and battery-related factories. In coming days, weeks, and months, we also got news of solar panel factories coming to town, battery mineral refineries, and numerous other production facilities. … [continued]
What Happens to All of Those “Investing in America” Projects if Trump is Elected?
The 2024 US presidential election race is still too close to call, but it’s not looking great for Kamala Harris and the Democrats. I just wrote about the $988 billion in commitments from private companies that are associated with bills signed into law by Joe Biden — the American Rescue … [continued]
$988 Billion In Private Investments Connected to “Investing in America” Agenda
A reader pointed me to this webpage and the map there showing where manufacturing and infrastructure investments associated with the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act are taking place or have been committed. It’s a fascinating map, but the headline number … [continued]
