The 10 per cent production relief was a component of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act. Unlike other incentives for clean technologies in that bill, tax credits for critical minerals were supposed to be permanent, to account for their importance in making semiconductors, drones and electric vehicles — as well as their lengthy start-up processes. Now, […]
Politico: Trump taps official for critical minerals role
Joshua Kroon, a senior director of public affairs at the nonprofit SAFE, has been tapped to serve in the Trump administration in a role focused on critical minerals as President Donald Trump ramps up efforts to ease China’s control over global raw materials. Kroon will serve as deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods, materials, […]
E&E News: Tech giants want their say in megabill tax credit fight
Several groups — including the American Critical Minerals Association, the Battery Materials & Technology Coalition, Clean Energy for America, the Conservative Energy Network, Impact Capital Managers, Securing America’s Future Energy and the Solar Energy Industries Association — fired off a new letter Monday calling for changes to the House bill. SAFE is also running an […]
Politico Morning Energy: Industry Hones IRA Asks
INDUSTRY HONES IRA ASKS: Seven energy industry groups urged Senate leaders Monday to rethink changes to the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean electricity investment tax credit, which they said is “effectively” eliminated by the House-passed megabill. The letter — shared first with ME — argues the House bill would “freeze investment in hundreds of gigawatts” of energy projects, particularly […]
UtilityDive: Electrical manufacturers back bill to assess energy supply chain
“America does not currently have the supply chain we require for true grid security,” Danielle Russo, executive director of the Center for Grid Security for SAFE, an energy and transportation security nonprofit, said in a statement. Analysis and recommendations from DOE “will be valuable in directing public policy toward strategies to secure our grid component […]
