Diversifying the Battery Supply Chain

By Steve Hoenstine The electric car market used to be dominated by two types of lithium-ion batteries: nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries and nickel cobalt aluminum (NCA) batteries. As the names suggest, both of these types of lithium-ion batteries require nickel...

Where’s the Money and What Do I Need to Do to Get It?

By: Micah Bucy Last year Congress authorized $1.2 trillion in spending through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. You’re probably thinking “Great! What happens next? How do I get my project funded?” Well, as you might expect with a 2,702-page law, the answer...

From Landfill to Solar Field

What is one of the worst pollution sources you can imagine?  Pig farm? Nuclear power plant? Factory?  How about landfills?  As of 2013, according to the U.S. EPA, there were 1908 MSWLFs (municipal solid waste landfills) in the continental U.S.  Landfills released...

The Infrastructure and Jobs Act and Carbon Capture

by Micah Bucy Now that President Biden has signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, long awaited projects from clean water to broadband internet to highway improvements can begin. The Jobs Act also provides up to $8 billion in funds for activities related to...