Sustainability
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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 Joelle Anselmo • June 28, 2024 -
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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 Sara Samora • June 28, 2024 -
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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 Sara Samora • June 26, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Breakthrough EnergyWhat 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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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 Joelle Anselmo • June 21, 2024 -
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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 Kate Magill • June 17, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Breakthrough EnergyHow 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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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 Sara Samora • 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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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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Sponsored by Breakthrough EnergyAchieving 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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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 Sara Samora • June 4, 2024 -
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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 Kate Magill • May 22, 2024 -
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TrackerTracking 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 Kate Magill , Julia Himmel • Updated June 10, 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 Sara Samora • 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 -
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EPA designates PFOS, PFOA as hazardous substances
The agency intends to pursue companies that significantly contributed to the release of forever chemicals into the environment.
By Megan Quinn • April 19, 2024 -
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Chemical giants must soon slash toxic emissions after new EPA rule
The regulation will require companies such as 3M and Honeywell to reduce emission levels at 200 plants across the country.
By Sara Samora • April 17, 2024 -
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EPA sets PFAS drinking water standards
The final rule includes a mandate for public water systems to complete initial monitoring for the chemicals within three years.
By Cole Rosengren • April 10, 2024 -
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How solar manufacturers can leverage IRA clean energy tax credits
More than 500 companies and 45,500 projects registered for clean energy tax credits under the law as of March 8.
By Joelle Anselmo • April 3, 2024 -
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Biden administration awards $4B in clean energy manufacturing tax credits
The money from the 48C credit spans 35 states and is part of a slate of tax incentives funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Kate Magill • April 3, 2024 -
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Silfab Solar to work with Solarcycle to reuse supply, bolster sustainability
The solar industry firm will send old or underperforming parts to be recycled and then repurchase them as part of its manufacturing supply chain.
By Sara Samora • March 27, 2024 -
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White House funds $6B to decarbonize US industrial sector
The Department of Energy offered grants for 33 projects in eight historically high carbon-emitting industries such as aluminum, concrete and chemicals.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 26, 2024 -
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Walmart pilots 3D weaving machines for apparel manufacturing
The retailer has partnered with fashion tech company Unspun in an effort to reduce waste and boost U.S. textile production.
By Xanayra Marin-Lopez • March 25, 2024 -
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Verdagy’s green hydrogen factory receives $39.6M DOE grant
The Department of Energy's funding is part of its larger effort to accelerate the mass adoption of green hydrogen in U.S. manufacturing.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 22, 2024
