The United States is taking aim to massively upscale its domestic clean energy manufacturing capabilities, with new action signed by President Joe Biden this week targeting the country’s solar production capacity, as well as green hydrogen and fuel cell production.
Biden’s announcements were headlined by two modifications to the US Defense Production Act – a 1950s era act that gives the President the authority to direct private companies to prioritise orders deemed as being “essential to the national defense”.
For example, in just the last few years the US Defense Production Act has been used to direct private companies to prioritise the production of medical-grade face masks during the worst parts of the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, to help baby formula manufacturers scale up production.
This week, the White House added “solar photovoltaic modules and module…
Biden targets solar, green hydrogen and fuel cells in new manufacturing push
