Clean energy manufacturing

An employee in safety attire manipulates a large glass panel on a manufacturing line

Solar

Thin-film solar sparks a manufacturing boom in the Midwest

Home to domestically produced solar panels, Ohio is landing lots of new jobs with help from federal incentives and its deep roots in the glass industry.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 22 February 2023

Solar

Qcells to invest $2.5B in building out US solar supply chain

Inflation Reduction Act tax credits spur Qcells to make a major investment in Georgia solar factories and to expand its U.S. polysilicon supply.

By Jeff St. John . 11 January 2023

a view of a small community surround by tree-covered hills

Long-duration energy storage

Form Energy to build novel iron batteries in West Virginia steel town

The extremely well-funded long-duration storage startup Form Energy found an eager partner in West Virginia’s state government.

By Julian Spector . 22 December 2022

A worker in a blue shirt handles a solar panel in a factory

Clean energy

6 clean energy companies that are ramping up US manufacturing

The Inflation Reduction Act provides billions of dollars in tax credits and loans, helping to spur investment in domestic production.

By Shel Evergreen . 21 September 2022

Clean energy

Climate law may revolutionize US cleantech manufacturing. Here's how

The tax credits for solar, wind, batteries and critical minerals will last a decade, scale up with production and boost competitiveness across supply chains.

By Jeff St. John . 16 August 2022

A smiling man on a factory assembly line

Solar

Solar manufacturing picks up in the US despite lack of policy support

Qcells, First Solar, Nextracker and GAF Energy are all expanding capacity to produce solar products in the U.S. — no thanks to Joe Manchin and the Republicans in Congress.

By Eric Wesoff . 25 July 2022

Solar

China owns the solar supply chain, jeopardizing the energy transition

A new International Energy Agency report traces how China came to dominate the global solar supply chain — and how that puts the rest of the world at risk.

By Shel Evergreen . 25 July 2022

A very large industrial facility under construction in the desert

Electric vehicles

Panasonic reveals Kansas as site for $4B EV battery megafactory

The state wooed Panasonic with a major incentive package in hopes of kick-starting a regional hub for electric vehicles, batteries and adjacent tech.

By Shel Evergreen . 22 July 2022

Solar

US solar deployment is on a hot streak, while manufacturing is stalled out

Can the country regain its solar production mojo? Plus, trade wars!

By Eric Wesoff . 26 October 2021

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Clean energy manufacturing

Thin-film solar sparks a manufacturing boom in the Midwest

Qcells to invest $2.5B in building out US solar supply chain

Form Energy to build novel iron batteries in West Virginia steel town

6 clean energy companies that are ramping up US manufacturing

Climate law may revolutionize US cleantech manufacturing. Here's how

Solar manufacturing picks up in the US despite lack of policy support

China owns the solar supply chain, jeopardizing the energy transition

Panasonic reveals Kansas as site for $4B EV battery megafactory

US solar deployment is on a hot streak, while manufacturing is stalled out