Thirty five projects, focused on electrical grid enhancements, critical minerals, and electric vehicle components, among others, got a total of $1.93 billion in tax credits.
CONTEXT:
U.S. President Joe Biden signed the landmark $430-billion IRA into law in 2022. In March, $4 billion in tax credits were announced to over 100 projects to accelerate clean energy manufacturing under the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C).
These credits would provide up to 30% of the investment costs provided they meet U.S. wage and apprenticeship requirements.
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT:
Renewable and clean energy are key to meeting the climate goals set at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris aimed at limiting global warming.
Soaring financing and materials costs, coupled with a slow permitting process, have weighed on clean energy projects.
While U.S. investment in wind and solar power plants hit record levels last year, the dramatic rate of expansion still fell short of the level needed to meet the nation's climate change goals.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Albemarle (ALB.N), opens new tab is to receive $9.4 million in credits to support the company's lithium carbonate production at its Silver Peak Lithium Project facility in Nevada.
Cummins (CMI.N), opens new tab gets $10.6 million in credits for large-scale proton-exchange membrane electrolyzer manufacturing and testing at its Fridley, Minnesota plant.
Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE), opens new tab received $18.3 million in credits to build its first Large Power Transformer (LPT) manufacturing facility in the United States.
Other companies that previously reported credits under the program are MP Materials (MP.N), opens new tab and Ballard Power Systems (BLDP.TO), opens new tab.
