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The firms say their tech can “confidently” meet domestic content bonus requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

The majority of American and Chinese companies are “prepared” for global supply chain disruption following the inauguration of Donald Trump.

President Trump has signed orders to revoke parts of the IRA, examine trade relations with China and withdraw from the Paris agreement.

Experts and shareholders in REC Silicon have raised questions since the company shut down its Moses Lake, WA polysilicon operation.

Glass supplier company NSG Group has opened a solar glass production line to support cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film PV manufacturer First Solar.

Plenitude has acquired a 49% stake in the 300MW Sandrini solar-plus-storage portfolio in California from EDP Renewables North America.

Struggling Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has started a mergers and acquisitions process with interested third-party buyers.

The letter said the IRA has brought “significant investments in the health of our economy" and US$500 billion in manufacturing investments.

Improving access to data and shortening interconnection processes are key priorities for the US grid, says the Department of Energy (DOE).

The domestic content bonus could attract bipartisan political support and insulate the IRA ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration next week.