Tag: domestic
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Enphase now shipping IQ microinverters from third U.S. factory
Enphase Energy has been quickly ramping up a U.S.-based contract manufacturing footprint this year. The rollout started in July, from a facility in Columbia, S.C., with a splashy press conference that included President Biden. Those microinverters are being produced by global manufacturer Flex. Next came a Foxconn facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisc. Today, Enphase is officially shipping IQ……
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Bila Solar to manufacture glass-less solar panels in Indiana
Bila Solar is the latest Asia-based solar module manufacturer setting up shop in the United States. The 1 GW-scale manufacturing plant is planned for Indianapolis and scheduled to be operational mid-2024. The company will invest upwards of $35 million in Indianapolis to renovate an existing 150,000-square-foot facility and employ about 250 people when up and……
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Navitas USA to be first U.S.-based Black-owned solar panel manufacturer
Navitas Solar, an India-based solar panel manufacturer, announced its expansion into the United States via a strategic collaboration with Sustainable Equity, Colby Solar, Pruitt & Associates, and Energized Ventures. This partnership will distribute Navitas Solar modules in North America through a new entity, Geosol Global Distribution, followed by the manufacturing U.S.-made modules in the American……
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First Solar’s fifth U.S. solar manufacturing site planned for Louisiana
First Solar’s expansion news keeps rolling right along. This week, the company selected the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for its previously announced fifth vertically integrated manufacturing facility in the United States. The new Louisiana facility will produce First Solar’s Series 7 modules. First Solar says the ~$1.1 billion facility will be the……
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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……