ArcelorMittal proposes to build an advanced manufacturing facility in Calvert, Alabama to produce high-quality non-grain oriented electrical steel (NOES) - a critical material essential in electric vehicle motors and other clean energy technologies. The project will fill a critical gap in the domestic supply chain, reducing dependency on imports while supporting decarbonization of the automotive sector.
Ardent will be expanding its production capacity of Carbon Capture membranes at its facility in New Castle, DE. The investment enables 10x expansion of units over the next two years to fulfill the growing CO2 capture market in the US and internationally. Its chemically resistant membranes allow creative and low cost designs of industrial flue gas capture in traditionally hard to abate petchem, kiln, boiler, bio-energy, agricultural process industries.
AtmosZero, the Colorado-based company on a mission to decarbonize steam, has secured 48C funding to construct its first "giga-factory" in Loveland. AtmosZero produces Boiler 2.0, a modular plug and play air-sourced steam generating heat pump, which is capable of addressing 50% of industrial heat needs, representing 8% of global emissions. The factory will output 1 Gigwawatt of new steam production capacity annually, equating to 1.9M tons of CO2 abatement capacity per year. This represents a dramatic and important escalation of domestic industrial heat pump production fueling American innovation and enabling the US industry to rapidly and cost competitively transition to a net zero economy.
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Ballard) plans to construct a new 230,000 square foot facility in Rockwall, Texas which will demonstrate disruptive, low-cost, fully automated manufacturing processes to position Ballard to meet expected future market demand, while significantly driving down costs of its market-leading fuel cell engines. The facility represents the next stage of Ballard's 'local for local' strategy, featuring cutting-edge fuel cell and advanced manufacturing strategy. This will enable further scaling and commercialization of Ballard's zero emission fuel cell solutions across their target markets of bus, truck, rail, marine, off-road, and stationary power applications. Ballard plans for the new facility, dubbed Ballard Rockwall Giga 1, to be located on a parcel of 22 acres of industrial land within the Rockwall Technology Park in Rockwall, Texas. In Phase I, Ballard plans to build and commission this new manufacturing facility with annual production capacity of 8 million MEAs, 8 million bipolar plates, 20,000 fuel cell stacks, and up to 20,000 fuel cell engines per year, or the equivalent of 3 gigawatts of fuel cells.
Woodland Public Schools will roll out a fleet of electric school buses by the 2025-26 school year. The district received $4.2 million in federal grants through the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program to replace 15 diesel buses.
The University of Northern Iowa’s Iowa Waste Reduction Center has received a $175,000 grant from the EPA’s Pollution Prevention Grant Program to help breweries become more environmentally friendly. The grant will allow the center to train technical assistance providers at universities in Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas based on its successful Iowa Green Brewery Certification program.
Commún, a community-led organization in southwest Denver, has received a $20 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Change Grants Program. The funds will be used to develop the Loretto Heights Resiliency Hub and Community Center, a 40,000-square-foot building at the historic Loretto Heights campus. The center will offer community-designed programming, shelter and crucial services during emergencies, and educational activities. Key features will include a rooftop solar panel, energy storage, air-source heat pumps, and charging stations for electric vehicles and bikes. This investment is part of the largest climate justice initiative in history.
In Southwest Atlanta, Georgia, an innovative Black church has transformed their Vicars Community Center into the city's first solar-powered community resilience hub using federal funds from the Inflation Reduction Act. This initiative, a partnership with clean energy nonprofit Groundswell, equips the center with solar panels and battery storage, ensuring power for up to three days during emergencies. The hub provides critical services such as charging devices, refrigerating medications, and storing life-saving medical devices. Additionally, the church anticipates saving $6,000 annually on energy costs while significantly reducing carbon emissions.
Albemarle has been awarded a $9 million tax credit to support the Silver Peak Lithium Project (SPLP), which will expand the production of lithium carbonate production at the company's facility in Nevada. This project addresses a priority area of the U.S. to increase manufacturing capacity and quality jobs to secure domestic supply chains for critical materials that serve clean energy needs. Issued through the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) Program, this tax credit is part of the Inflation Reduction Act and falls under the Department of Treasury, bureau of Internal Revenue Service.
The Biden-Harris Administration announced over $12 million in funding for Livingston and Jefferson Parish to purchase 45 zero-emission vehicles. This initiative is part of the EPA's Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, created by the Inflation Reduction Act. Jefferson Parish will receive $7.1 million to replace 25 diesel school buses with zero-emission electric buses, while Livingston Parish will receive $5.6 million to replace 20 diesel school buses. The funding will also support the installation of necessary charging infrastructure. This effort aims to reduce air pollution, improve air quality, and create good-paying jobs.