Siemens Energy will address the transformer shortage by building its first Large Power Transformer (LPT) manufacturing facility in the United States. 80% of LPTs, which are the backbone of America's power grid, currently are made outside of the U.S. and this $150M investment will address the critical need for more LPT domestic manufacturing, strengthen the U.S. supply chain, enable a more resilient grid, and accelerate the energy transition.
SOLARCYCLE is investing in a state-of-the-art $344 million glass plant in Cedartown, Georgia. This new facility will create some of the cleanest solar glass in the world by using recycled glass from retired solar systems as an input. Compared to imported solar glass, our product will reduce trade risk, increase innovation, and create benefits for the domestic economy. With support from the Department of Energy, Internal Revenue Service, and the State of Georgia, our advanced process will produce 1,000 metric tons per day (MTD) of rolled, patterned solar glass - enough for 5-6 gigawatts (GW) of annual solar module manufacturing capacity -while creating 600 full time jobs in clean energy manufacturing. SOLARCYCLE's proprietary technology can recycle up to 95% of the value of a solar panel and produce materials like silver, silicon, copper, and aluminum. Founded by experts in solar manufacturing, e-waste recovery, and sustainability, we have partnered with over 50 of the largest solar asset owners to provide recycling services. This project will help create a circular economy for solar and renewable energy in the U.S.
The Project will result in expanded capacity and increased throughput for the manufacturing of clean energy systems. At full capacity, Stark Compression will produce 10-15 biogas plant systems and 8-10 landfill gas systems per year, which will require the manufacture of 250-300 individual skids.
Prysmian's qualifying advanced energy project involves equipping and expanding an existing manufacturing facility in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to facilitate the increased production of advanced transmission conductors utilizing Prysmian's innovative E3X Technology. The facility expansion will enable Prysmian to manufacture larger E3X Conductors more efficiently and quickly, doubling the capacity of E3x coated conductor production and supporting advancements in power transmission. Prysmian's strategy aligns with the main market drivers by developing resilient, high-performing, sustainable, and innovative cable systems for the transmission, power grid, electricity and digital solutions segments.
Nuvera plans to expand and re-equip the manufacturing facility in its Billerica, Massachusetts corporate headquarters to meet anticipated demand for both current and next-generation fuel cell engines, with the latter expected to predominate after commercial launch in 2024. Nuvera intends to improve and expand the product testing and production processes and capabilities of its current fuel cell stack and engine product line. These initiatives include expanding its clean assembly room, expanding manufacturing floor space and equipment, and developing in-source capabilities of key components (MEAs, gas diffusion layers, and flowfields). Nuvera intends to design and build an innovative pilot-scale production line for the assembly and testing of next-gen stacks. The new stack architecture has been designed with fewer and more rigid repeating components to reduce material variance and handling and enable automated processing, while facilitating disassembly, refurbishment, and recycling.
The River City solar recycling plant will be capable of an impressive initial nameplate capacity of two million modules per year in its first year of operations, with planned capacity for six million modules per year by 2030. This state-of-the-art facility will produce high-quality recycled goods such as glass, aluminum, copper and silicon for reintroduction into domestic supply chains; OnePlanet's next-generation technology will employ a variety of new processes and equipment to vastly expand the scope of acceptable feedstock, significantly improve output purities, as well as maximize system throughput and utilization.
Nel will build three production lines 1.5 GW of total annual electrolyzer production. Each 500 MW line is a production module that can be replicated, as required, to meet business objectives and increase the facility output. This project is expected to reduce the cost of electrolyzers through a fully automated production and contribute to establish the U.S. as the leader in the production of low-cost, high volume, durable, and efficient electrolyzers.
Prolec GE USA is expanding its Shreveport, LA facility to manufacture substation and pad-mount electrical transformers used in wind farms, solar parks and other industrial and renewable energy applications, investing in state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and the installation of a third production line that will help ease U.S. transformer supply chain concerns. Additional investment dollars are being used to upgrade the existing 500,000 square foot facility and infrastructure to increase Prolec GE's efficiencies and reduce waste while providing a better work environment and accommodating capacity increases for its traditional voltage regulator and network transformer customers.
Permascand USA, INC, a subsidiary of Permascand Top Holding AB (Permascand), is a technology-driven manufacturer of electrochemical solutions based on proprietary catalytic coatings for clean tech applications. The company has supplied electrodes, electrochemical cells and aftermarket services to a variety of sectors for more than 50 years. Permascand?s high performance electrodes in the value chain of green hydrogen will be key to reducing the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) by lowering CAPEX and OPEX of hydrogen electrolyzers. This project expands our manufacturing footprint in the U.S. to include localized production of core components for the production of green hydrogen.
Nth Cycle, a critical metal refining company, will establish the nation's first large-scale production of Mixed Hydroxide Precipitate (MHP) at their facility in Fairfield, Ohio. The project, powered by Nth Cycle's patented "Oyster" electro-extraction refining system, aims to deliver domestic nickel and cobalt, crucial for helping battery companies comply with the Inflation Reduction Act's requirement for EVs.