With a strong foundation of legacy automotive companies, a skilled workforce experienced in advanced manufacturing, and a network of world class research and technical educational institutions, South Carolina is a natural location for both new and existing companies to expand and establish electric vehicle (EV) and battery operations. In the last decade, the state has […]
Energy storage is crucial to enabling new clean energy to serve as firm, reliable electricity generation. Virginia has one of the largest state-level energy storage targets in the country, with a goal to deploy 3.1 GW of energy storage capacity by 2035—enough to power more than 2.3 million homes—and aims to procure 100 percent of […]
Recent momentum in the electric vehicle and battery sectors—driven largely by federal investments through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021—has led to significant investments in new production and assembly facilities in Michigan. As the birthplace of the automotive industry, Michigan now faces an opportunity to lead […]
This factsheet summarizes the policy recommendations in our Regional Roundtable brief on Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Washington State.
The aviation industry currently accounts for 2 percent of global carbon emissions, the vast majority of which is due to the use of fossil jet fuel. As air travel grows at a projected rate of 3 to 4 percent per year, the aviation industry will continue its reliance on energy dense liquid fuels with few […]
Global demand for electric vehicles is expected to continue growing in the coming decades. With that, demand for critical materials like lithium, manganese, copper, silicon, and others is set to rise significantly. Recent electric vehicle battery and recycling investments in Ohio build on the state’s existing competencies throughout the automotive and scrap recycling supply chain, […]
