Cleaner hydrogen production hubs in California, the Pacific NW and the Appalachian region—of seven DOE picked last
year to negotiate hundreds of millions of
dollars in federal project support—are the first
to receive initial funding awards.
Second state marshaling port would propel growth of the market as it recovers from financial woes and the July accident that suspended work at the $3-billion Vineyard Wind site.
Planned 1.2-million-sq-ft plant in Edgecombe County, N.C., which would have 24-GW capacity to produce batteries favored for microgrids and data centers, would be the first large domestic producer of the alternative technology to lithium-ion.
Invenergy Transmission plans to appeal the decision and is working to start construction next year on a separate portion of the total 800-mile line that is located in Kansas and Missouri.
Manufacturer would produce “full solar supply chain” of ingots, wafers, cells and finished solar panels at what would be the largest U.S. ingot and wafer plant.
Firm will handle detailed engineering, preconstruction and nuclear supply chain development for technology firm's 50-MW thermal power facility eyed to support industrial facilities, data centers and other users in Wyoming.