Since 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce has opened a series of Section 232 national security investigations covering the components that make up modern renewable energy infrastructure: wind turbines and their parts, polysilicon used in solar manufacturing,  and processed critical minerals that feed battery and storage technology.

Every renewable energy project that involves heavy transport, complex lifting, or multi-modal logistics requires an Engineer of Record. That's not a recommendation, it's a reality built into permitting requirements, state regulations, and the basic standards of safe...