Tag: domestic
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SPI Energy brings solar wafer, module production to South Carolina
Global renewable energy company SPI Energy Co. leased a facility in South Carolina this week to expand the solar wafer and solar module manufacturing capacities for its wholly owned SEM Wafertech Inc. and Solar4Amercica Technology subsidiaries. Expanding the solar module manufacturing sector in the United States requires more than just module assembly as most of……
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Encapsulants added to Qcells’ U.S.-based solar module supply chain
There is much more to the solar module supply chain that wafers and cells. To this point, Qcells is planning the boldest U.S. solar module supply chain plan among the global polysilicon-based solar module and cell manufacturers — and they just keep building it out. Qcells’ solar supplier, Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia (known as HAGA)……
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LONGi solar panel manufacturing coming to Ohio via Invenergy joint venture
Solar developer, owner, and operator Invenergy just made a big investment in the domestic solar PV market — more than $600 million (through Illuminate USA) for a 5 GW facility that will manufacturer LONGi solar modules, the world’s top producer of PV by volume. Construction is slated to begin in April of this year. “As……
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Silfab nets $125M to aid expansion of U.S. solar cell, module production
North American PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar Inc. netted a second investment round led by ARC Financial Corp. to help fund its upcoming expansion, which includes domestic PV cell and module production at a third facility to open in the United States. Silfab’s third U.S. solar manufacturing facility is anticipated to be fully operational in……
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Solar panel backsheet supplier Endurans set to grow U.S. manufacturing following investment
Solar PV panel backsheet producer Endurans Solar announced a significant equity investment led by Riverbend Energy Group that will enable Endurans Solar to expand the domestic manufacturing footprint of its patented solar backsheets. “This marks a major milestone in support of our mission to enable clean solar energy through sustainable, high-performance backsheet technologies,” said Nathan……