Hoping to one day overtake Norway as the world’s largest clean energy producer and to join the small group of countries who have achieved net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. has set some ambitious goals for itself. In fact, the United States has committed to achieving 100% clean electricity production by 2035 and attaining net zero gas emissions by 2050. From where it ranks currently in both these categories, meeting these lofty goals will require not only a sizeable investment in clean energy technologies but also a massive increase in both its domestic and international supply chains.
During his first 90 days in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14107,which directs several federal agency actions to secure and strengthen America’s supply chains. In response to this Executive Order, on February 24, 2022, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a report…