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NorSun to make silicon ingots and wafers at new 5-GW factory in Oklahoma

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:36:56 +0000

Norwegian silicon wafer manufacturer NorSun announced it will build a new 5-GW silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company will invest $620 million into the site on Tulsa International Airport property. The factory should support 320 direct jobs. “Our business plan has an ambitious timeline, so we knew we needed a…

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Solar panel production begins at Meyer Burger plant in Arizona

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:08:19 +0000

Swiss solar technology pioneer Meyer Burger has started solar module assembly production at its new plant in Goodyear, Arizona. A factory audit was recently completed, and Meyer Burger said it passed without any issues. The solar cells being used in the American-assembled panels were produced at Meyer Burger’s German facility. Eventually, Meyer Burger will switch…

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Origami Solar steel module frames find manufacturing home in US

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:01:12 +0000

Steel solar panel frame producer Origami Solar has secured a fully American supply chain, including working with three U.S. steel fabricators. The three partnerships – with Welser Profile of Valley City, Ohio; Priefert, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; and Unimacts of Houston, Texas – will enable Origami to ship steel solar frames to customers in the first quarter of 2025.…

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5-GW solar panel plant coming to Tennessee

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:03:44 +0000

A new brand will be setting up a 5-GW solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. ReCreate is a joint venture between European solar panel brand Recom and Create Energy, a supporter of American renewable energy manufacturing founded by Dean Solon, the founder of eBOS manufacturer Shoals. Solon announced the ReCreate brand today with…

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PV Hardware opens dedicated solar tracker factory in Houston

Billy Ludt — Thu, 30 May 2024 12:40:18 +0000

Today, PV Hardware USA (PVH USA) is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 50,000-square-foot, $30 million facility in Houston dedicated exclusively to manufacturing solar structures and trackers. “With the opening of this factory in Houston, PVH USA is affirming its unwavering commitment to solar energy development in the United States,” said Emilio García, CEO…

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Bifacial solar panels lose tariff exemption after Biden reverses course

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 16 May 2024 11:28:59 +0000

The Biden Administration today put imported bifacial solar panels back under Sec. 201 tariffs, after the specialty solar panels enjoyed a two-year exemption from extra duties first initiated by President Biden in 2022. This decision is part of the President’s sole right to make changes to in-progress tariffs under Sec. 201 of the 1974 Trade…

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Silfab’s South Carolina manufacturing plans may be in jeopardy

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 10 May 2024 14:39:48 +0000

June 25, 2024 update: York County officials have restated that the Silfab plant can continue construction. The officials reiterate that there is no official zoning issue, and Silfab has completed the appropriate steps to ensure public safety. Original story below: Local news outlets are reporting that the zoning board for York County, South Carolina, has…

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Stäubli to expand solar component manufacturing capacity in the US

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:38:38 +0000

Stäubli North America, manufacturer of the popular MC4 connector, announced it plans to expand its manufacturing and assembly operations in South Carolina and California. The company first established its North American presence in 1980 in Duncan, South Carolina. Today, the 103,000-ft2 facility houses manufacturing, logistics and personnel to operate and support the company’s different divisions.…

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Boviet Solar to start 2-GW solar panel factory in North Carolina

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:42:05 +0000

Boviet Solar has officially announced its plans to start a solar panel manufacturing facility in Greenville, North Carolina. The move has been referenced as “Project Gen” in county records for a number of months. Boviet Solar will use incentives and grants from Pitt County and the North Carolina Dept. of Commerce for the $294 million…

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Pittsburgh factory adds more dedicated lines for Nextracker torque tubes

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:40:45 +0000

JM Steel, a subsidiary of JENNMAR Holdings, announced today it has expanded its Nextracker-dedicated manufacturing lines at its facility in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania. The facility is the former Bethlehem Steel factory, run by BCI Steel. The site began producing tracker torque tubes for Nextracker in 2022, and Solar Power World visited the plant. “We are thrilled to…

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Array Technologies breaks ground on second tracker manufacturing site in Albuquerque

Kelly Pickerel — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:30:33 +0000

Array Technologies will officially break ground today on its previously announced $50 million manufacturing campus in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, and U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján will join Array officials at today’s groundbreaking. “Array’s new manufacturing facility will create good-paying jobs in New Mexico, strengthen the…

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Welcome to Texas: The new Solar Valley The state is opening its arms to solar manufacturers, but will they find success?

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:30:59 +0000

Perhaps capitalizing on the recognized technological prowess of “Silicon Valley,” an industrial area in eastern Germany dubbed itself “Solar Valley” in the early 2000s after several solar manufacturers employed thousands just off main road Sonnenallee (“Sun Avenue”). Two decades later, Solar Valley in Thalheim, Germany, has lost its desirability, with companies leaving the area just…

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US solar industry leans on contract manufacturers to boost domestic output of inverters, trackers

Billy Ludt — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:00:20 +0000

Domestic solar manufacturing is seeing an unprecedented boom as the industry reaps the tax benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act. To meet the demands of electrifying and decarbonizing the American grid with products made within its borders, companies are expanding operations in the United States. However, not every solar company producing hardware has the knowhow,…

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CAB Solar expands Pennsylvania cable management manufacturing facilities

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:24:29 +0000

Cable management system manufacturer CAB Solar has completed two facility expansions at the Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped (CCABH) in Johnstown and Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Both projects expanded manufacturing capacity and provided additional space for future growth, due to an ongoing and increasing demand for CAB Solar products. These projects focused on enhancing…

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