Biden Administration Expands Tax Credit for Producing Solar Wind and Battery Components

Act now for $7,500 EV tax credit: There's 'real risk' Trump will axe funding in 2025, lawyer says

Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill will likely slash Biden-era tax breaks for electric vehicles in 2025 to raise money for a tax cut package.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Act now for $7,500 EV tax credit: Experts say there's a risk Trump will axe funding in 2025

Prospective car buyers considering an electric vehicle may need to act fast to get a Biden-era EV tax credit worth up to $7,500, due to the likelihood that President-elect Donald Trump and ...

Intuit Maintains Full Year Guidance; CEO Says Trump Administration Won't Build Tax-Filing App

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration doesn’t “want to add to the bureaucracy and they don’t want to add investments to create something…that already exists,” said Chief Executive ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Israeli strikes hit ‘specific component’ in Iran’s nuclear programme in October

PM Netanyahu revealed details in parliament despite US pressure to avoid targeting nuclear sites

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Biden administration announces $3 billion to reduce air pollution from US ports

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $3 billion in funding through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions associated with U.S. ports. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Ukraine war briefing: Biden administration confirms surge of military aid to Kyiv will continue

Leaders in Budapest grapple with Ukraine and Europe’s security under Trump; deaths from Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk. What we know on day 989. See all our coverage of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Biden administration finalizes $6.6B in chips grants for TSMC before Trump takes office

The White House on Friday announced it had finalized an agreement with a major semiconductor manufacturer to invest billions of dollars in facilities in Arizona as President Biden looks to cement ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

In their final meeting, Xi Jinping tells Biden that 'China is ready to work with a new U.S. administration'

World - ABC News - November 16

In a meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions US to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable

China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U_S_ President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ...

World - ABC News - November 16

Trump Jr.: Biden administration trying to cause ‘World War 3’ by helping Ukraine

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President-elect Trump, claimed the Biden administration is trying to cause “World War 3” by helping Ukraine in its war with Russia. “The Military Industrial ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Neoen secures 164MWp solar and agrisolar projects in France

World - Yahoo News - November 15

China’s solar stranglehold and Taiwan’s AI aims

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Will new battery-powered trains replace diesel, and are they safe?

Manufacturers see lithium power as the future of rail travel in the UK - but the trains could pose unique challenges.

Northvolt, Europe’s Hope for a Battery Champion, Files for Bankruptcy

The company’s woes are symptomatic of a wider malaise among companies that make batteries for electric vehicles.

Tech - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Battery start-up Northvolt files for bankruptcy protection in US

Europe’s big hope for homegrown manufacturing has struggled with production at its factory in northern Sweden

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Why Elon Musk’s Plan to Reinvent EV Batteries Was Dissed by a Chinese Battery Leader

Inside Tesla a team has been feverishly working to reinvent the power cells that make EVs work. The founder of the world’s biggest battery maker said the effort was doomed to fail.

Business - Inc. - November 15

Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages

Their fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than electricity to Indigenous people. At dusk, Piyulaga ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Why China's Solar Boom Is a Bust for Its Leading Players

Shielded by tariffs and fostered by subsidies, a solar panel commands triple the price in the U.S. compared with China and Europe, but expanding in America has become trickier.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

Solar stocks tank on fears Trump will hamper clean energy progress, repeal IRA

Trump's campaign platform calls for the termination of the IRA, which he refers to as the "Socialist Green New Deal."

Business - CNBC - November 6

Tycoon Drives India's Push Against China's Solar-Energy Dominance

Gautam Adani, the founder of one of India’s biggest business conglomerates, lies at the intersection of the country’s clean energy challenge to China.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 8

Study sees major potential for solar panels along German motorways

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

Ocean Winds and UFRN sign MoU for offshore wind energy in Brazil

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Volvo moves to buy out Northvolt from Gothenburg battery project

Chinese-owned Swedish carmaker is reviewing options for a potential partnership

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Suzuki Motor unveils battery EV e VITARA in Europe

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Cellphone battery sparks fire, evacuations on Southwest flight at DIA

Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited.

Kentucky Electric Vehicle Battery Production Workers Attempt to Unionize

Workers who build electric vehicle batteries are hoping to achieve better working conditions.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Honda’s game-changing solid-state EV battery line unveiled in Japan

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Northvolt chief warns of faltering green transition after battery maker’s bankruptcy

Europe’s best-funded start-up raised $15bn but was left with just $30mn in cash

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Northvolt CEO resigns as Europe’s big hope for a battery champion files for bankruptcy

The chief executive of Northvolt stepped down on Friday, shortly after the Swedish battery maker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Cheesemakers in shock as £300,000 of produce stolen in sophisticated scam

Neal’s Yard Dairy delivered 22 tonnes of artisan cheddar after scammer posed as distributor for French retailer. Artisan cheesemakers have been dealt a blow by fraudsters who stole more than ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Legendary music producer Quincy Jones dies at 91

Quincy Jones, the 28-time Grammy-winning producer behind works like Michael Jackson's "Thriller," has died at 91. Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel ...

Biden Administration Expands Tax Credit for Producing Solar Wind and Battery Components

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