During his career as a structural engineer, Asrow was involved with numerous major projects in Chicago, as well as updating the city's high-rise building code.
The 140,000-sq-ft battery materials plant is expected to produce 30,000 metric tons for use in batteries that can store energy needed to run electric vehicles, charging stations or on the electric grid.
Facilities that could generate triple-digit megawatts of solar power are set to start construction at Kansas City International Airport and Dulles International Airport.