Tag: Maxeon Solar Technologies

  • Maxeon 7 solar panels earn efficiency, hail-resistance benchmarks

    Maxeon Solar Technologies achieved another efficiency rating benchmark for its solar panels. The company announced a module aperture efficiency measurement of 24.9% for its Maxeon 7 panel, as confirmed by testing conducted at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Maxeon also confirmed that their back-contact (IBC) panels are IEC-certified for impact resistance from hail……

  • Maxeon Solar to acquire Complete Solaria’s dealer channel, shingled cell PV patents

    Maxeon Solar Technologies is starting to diversify its solar business in the United States beyond SunPower. The premium solar panel provider is set to purchase assets from Complete Solaria’s subsidiary, SolarCA LLC, including Solaria’s dealer channel operations and contracts, as well as Complete Solaria’s solar panel patent portfolio relating primarily to shingled cell solar panel……

  • Maxeon plans solar cell, module manufacturing in New Mexico

    Maxeon Solar Technologies selected Albuquerque, N.M., for its first U.S. manufacturing location. This planned 3 GW facility will be pumping out TOPCon silicon cells and Maxeon’s proprietary shingled-cell Performance Line solar modules. Total investment is expected to top $1 billion. The Maxeon plant is expected to be the first large-scale PV cell and panel manufacturing……

  • Maxeon expands solar panel manufacturing in Baja California, Mexico

    Maxeon Solar Technologies expanded and renovated a manufacturing plant in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, an investment of around $70 million. Maxeon is the largest solar panel manufacturer in Mexico, and this increases Maxeon’s cumulative investment in solar manufacturing in the country to over $260 million. The company produces its shingled-cell Performance line solar panels in……

  • What the SunPower, Maxeon split means for U.S. solar installers and EPCs

    Corporate-level comings and goings aren’t a huge focus for us at Solar Builder, but SunPower spinning off its international business and solar panel manufacturing into its own publicly traded entity, Maxeon Solar Technologies, has implications for U.S. solar professionals across all segments. Here’s what you need to know now, andRead More — Solar Builder magazine