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136 STAT. 1977 PUBLIC LAW 117–169—AUG. 16, 2022 ‘‘(ee) supports solar panels and is con- nected to a mounting attachment for solar panels (with or without separate module inter- face rails), and ‘‘(ff) is rotated by means of a drive system. ‘‘(II) STRUCTURAL FASTENER.—The term ‘struc- tural fastener’ means a component which is used— ‘‘(aa) to connect the mechanical and drive system components of a solar tracker to the foundation of such solar tracker, ‘‘(bb) to connect torque tubes to drive assemblies, or ‘‘(cc) to connect segments of torque tubes to one another. ‘‘(4) WIND ENERGY COMPONENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘wind energy component’ means any of the following: ‘‘(i) Blades. ‘‘(ii) Nacelles. ‘‘(iii) Towers. ‘‘(iv) Offshore wind foundations. ‘‘(v) Related offshore wind vessels. ‘‘(B) ASSOCIATED DEFINITIONS.— ‘‘(i) BLADE.—The term ‘blade’ means an airfoil- shaped blade which is responsible for converting wind energy to low-speed rotational energy. ‘‘(ii) OFFSHORE WIND FOUNDATION.—The term ‘off- shore wind foundation’ means the component (including transition piece) which secures an offshore wind tower and any above-water turbine components to the seafloor using— ‘‘(I) fixed platforms, such as offshore wind monopiles, jackets, or gravity-based foundations, or ‘‘(II) floating platforms and associated mooring systems. ‘‘(iii) NACELLE.—The term ‘nacelle’ means the assembly of the drivetrain and other tower-top compo- nents of a wind turbine (with the exception of the blades and the hub) within their cover housing. ‘‘(iv) RELATED OFFSHORE WIND VESSEL.—The term ‘related offshore wind vessel’ means any vessel which is purpose-built or retrofitted for purposes of the development, transport, installation, operation, or maintenance of offshore wind energy components. ‘‘(v) TOWER.—The term ‘tower’ means a tubular or lattice structure which supports the nacelle and rotor of a wind turbine. ‘‘(5) QUALIFYING BATTERY COMPONENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualifying battery compo- nent’ means any of the following: ‘‘(i) Electrode active materials. ‘‘(ii) Battery cells. ‘‘(iii) Battery modules. ‘‘(B) ASSOCIATED DEFINITIONS.— ‘‘(i) ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL.—The term ‘elec- trode active material’ means cathode materials, anode VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:35 Oct 25, 2022 Jkt 029139 PO 00169 Frm 00161 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL169.117 PUBL169 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with Publaw