CPA Hails Chinese Solar Retreat Driven by FEOC Restrictions It Long Championed
Years ago, CPA warned that China was using American clean-energy tax credits to capture our solar industry — and we led the fight to slam that door shut.
Government Seeks To Enlist Small Business Involved In Critical Supply Chains
The government increasingly sees critical minerals, battery materials and components, and refining as strategic industrial assets rather than low value goods often burdened by environmental regulations.
CPA: Solar Trade Case Preliminary Duties Underscore Need for Full Supply Chain Action in Polysilicon 232
The findings reinforce a persistent pattern in global solar trade: when enforcement actions target specific countries, production and shipments shift to new jurisdictions.
War, AI, and Grid Stress: Why This Is Solar Power’s Moment
The war in Iran is solar power’s Covid moment.
CPA Applauds Suniva’s Major U.S. Solar Cell Manufacturing Investment
Suniva’s expansion highlights the critical importance of rebuilding the domestic crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) supply chain—particularly solar cell manufacturing, one of the most strategically important segments of U.S. energy production.
New CPA–Responsible Battery Coalition Report Warns China’s Dominance of Battery Processing is a Threat to U.S. National Security
The report finds that China has consolidated global dominance in the midstream stages of battery supply chains—refining and chemical conversion—giving the Chinese Communist Party significant influence over pricing, supply availability, and industrial investment.
CPA Applauds Clarios, Responsible Battery Coalition Member Company, for Leadership in Sustainable, Secure Battery Supply Chains
As highlighted in the Oval Office at the White House this week, Clarios played a part in the launch of ‘Project Vault,’ a major initiative to strengthen U.S. critical minerals security and safeguard American battery supply chains from global disruptions.
GM Tops the List of “Most Exposed to China”
This year, GM swapped positions with Ford. GM is the most exposed to China while Ford has declined to No. 5.
CPA’s Jeff Ferry Teaches the Next Generation How to Rebuild American Industry
CPA’s chief economist emeritus, Jeff Ferry, has gone back to school in his semi-retirement years. This time, though, it was a speaking gig at the University of Florida’s new Semiconductor Institute in Gainesville.
Torsekar: Defending America’s Copper Mills Will Take More Than Tariffs
Data centers powering AI need copper wiring and transformers. EVs use nearly four times more copper than gas-powered cars. Wind turbines, solar farms and the modern electric grid all depend on it. As such, copper is a building block of tomorrow’s economy and the backbone of America’s national security.
