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TL/DR - Swiss solar-panel maker Meyer Burger Technology AG is set to move operations to the U.S. after shutting its factory in Germany, following a $220.5 million fundraising approved by shareholders. The company cites cheap Chinese competition and massive competitive disadvantages in Europe as reasons for the move. According to Bloomberg…

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes incentives for clean energy sources like hydrogen, such as the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit and the Energy Credit. The Section 45V hydrogen credit is meant for hydrogen with life cycle greenhouse gas emissions below 4kg CO2 equivalent per 1 kg of hydrogen produced, and it can be claimed…

TL/DR - Walter Gaskin, North Carolina's Cabinet Secretary for Military and Veterans Affairs, is retiring from his position. Grier Martin, a former state representative and currently the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, will take over the role. The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, which manages state…

TL/DR - In January, California became the first state to open its Medicaid program to every undocumented immigrant within its borders, qualifying some 700,000 adults for publicly funded health coverage. The expansion is expected to cost more than $2 billion annually, a significant burden for a state already facing a budget deficit of up to $73…