Sustainability: Page 2

  • Two silver assembly lines with solar panels in a beige factory room.
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    Courtesy of Heliene.

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    Heliene, Premier Energies to build joint Minnesota solar plant

    The upcoming facility aims to meet growing demand for solar modules and projects due to Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.

    By • Aug. 19, 2024
  • U.S. President Joe Biden (C) signs The Inflation Reduction Act with (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Kathy Catsor (D-FL) in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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    Inflation Reduction Act: 2 years later

    Since the law was passed in August 2022, companies have announced 334 related projects worth at least $126 billion. 

    By • Aug. 16, 2024
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    Ebon Solar to build $942M New Mexico plant

    The manufacturer is the second company to make a massive investment in Albuquerque’s solar sector.

    By • Aug. 13, 2024
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    Qcells scores $1.4B DOE loan guarantee for Georgia solar factory

    The money will help build one of the country’s largest ingot and wafer plant, expected to begin production later this year. 

    By • Aug. 8, 2024
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    DOE offers $33M for clean energy smart manufacturing

    The money aims to boost R&D related to circular supply chains and sustainable materials and equipment. 

    By • July 26, 2024
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    Courtesy of Volvo Group
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    Volvo to receive $208M to accelerate heavy-duty electric truck production

    The funds will modify plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, where Mack and Volvo will produce new equipment or powertrain components.

    By • July 25, 2024
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    Courtesy of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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    EPA awards $160M grants for clean construction materials

    The Inflation Reduction Act funds will support 38 projects chosen to develop materials with low-carbon emissions.

    By • July 24, 2024
  • Transformers and power transmission lines at a power distribution yard August 18, 2003 in Des Plaines, Illinois.
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    Italy-based Westrafo to build its first US transformer plant

    The Ohio medium transformer manufacturing facility will have an output of 12 gigawatts per year starting in 2027.

    By • July 12, 2024
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    Courtesy of Enso and Arup.

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    Enso to build $500M carbon-neutral EV tire factory

    The London-based startup aims to phase out fossil fuel-based raw materials from its tires by 2030.

    By • July 9, 2024
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    GE Aerospace, NASA, team up on hybrid electric airplane engine

    The engine maker and federal agency are modifying GE's Passport engine with hybrid components to create electric aircraft engines for commercial aviation.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    Courtesy of Condair Group.

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    Condair Group to build evaporative technology plant in Virginia

    The Richmond facility is part of the humidifier maker’s goal to better serve customers in the data center, market such as Microsoft and Amazon.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    Courtesy of Topsoe.

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    Topsoe, ABB, Fluor to build joint electrolyzer facility in Virginia

    The collaboration aims to develop a facility with reduced costs and improved safety for making e-fuels.

    By • June 26, 2024
  • Sand destined to the manufacture of cement in a quarry.
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    Juan-Enrique / iStock

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    Sponsored by Breakthrough Energy

    What it will take to decarbonize cement

    We have cost-competitive solutions to reduce cement emissions significantly. But to get to zero, we need innovation.

    June 24, 2024
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    Courtesy of Solugen
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    Solugen receives $213M DOE loan for biochemical facility

    The sustainable chemical manufacturing plant will use nearby ADM-sourced sugar substrate at its Marshall, Minnesota facility.

    By • June 21, 2024
  • A worker assembles Volkswagen's ID.3 electric car at a factory in Germany.
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    Trump could roll back Inflation Reduction Act tax credits if reelected

    Volkswagen and Samsung SDI leaders expressed concerns at a conference last week about the stability of the IRA should the administration change.

    By • June 17, 2024
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    How smart policy can fuel innovation and decarbonization in manufacturing

    More than any other sector, heavy industry cannot decarbonize without innovation—and the policy to support it.

    June 17, 2024
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    Courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.

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    Hino Motors to close Arkansas plant, lay off 1,300 workers

    The truck and engine manufacturer plans to close its largest U.S. plant as it exits the auto parts business.

    By • June 12, 2024
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    ITC advances tariff petition of 7 US solar manufacturers

    The decision follows the expiration of a two-year moratorium on Southeast Asian solar import duties.

    By Diana DiGangi • June 10, 2024
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    Courtesy of Billerud
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    Billerud scraps $1B cartonboard plant plan

    The packaging manufacturer is pulling back amid a soft boxboard market. Industry observers say others may follow suit.

    By Katie Pyzyk • June 10, 2024
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    Shutterstock / Maxx-Studio

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    Sponsored by Breakthrough Energy

    Achieving net-zero emissions in manufacturing

    Innovation and policy both play key roles in the transition to a clean manufacturing economy.

    June 10, 2024
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    Courtesy of The Chemours Co.

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    Chemours pauses production in Mexico amid drought

    The chemical company is one of multiple manufacturers in Tamaulipas pausing operations in as the state contends with a water shortage.

    By • June 4, 2024
  • Lithium-rich brine dries in an evaporation pond next to mounds of salt bi-product at a lithium mine in the Atacama Desert on August 24, 2022 in Salar de Atacama, Chile.
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    Battery, critical mineral producers face inventory glut amid slowing EV demand

    The oversupply, however, is likely to be short-lived, with experts urging diversified sourcing and increased investments to avoid future shortfalls.

    By • May 22, 2024
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    Tracker

    Tracking the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on US manufacturing

    The landmark legislation has sparked a new wave of clean energy manufacturing. This database tracks major IRA-linked investments for projects in electric vehicles, solar and more on a monthly basis.

    By , • Updated Nov. 5, 2024
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    Ion Storage Systems’ opens solid-state battery factory in Maryland

    The manufacturing startup is developing a portable battery for the U.S. Army, which it expects to deliver later this year.

    By • May 1, 2024
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    Sponsored by Reworld™

    Common wastewater challenges and how to solve them

    For many businesses, wastewater offers unique challenges that require best-in-class solutions.

    April 22, 2024