Tag: PV modules

  • 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……

  • 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……

  • EDF Renewables places multi-year order for up to 7 GW of Canadian Solar modules

    Canadian Solar Inc. and EDF Renewables North America have signed a multi-year module supply agreement. According to the deal, Canadian Solar will deliver up to 7 GW of high efficiency N-type TOPCon solar modules to be produced at the manufacturer’s new factory in Mesquite, Texas. Canadian Solar will supply its latest high efficiency N-Type TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide……

  • University of Kansas grad students build rooftop solar project

    Students from the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design built a house outfitted with a 16-panel rooftop solar system as part of a graduate degree program. The 432 Indiana Street House is the 16th consecutive LEED Platinum project completed by Studio 804, a hands-on learning program at the University of Kansas for graduate students……

  • Secondary PV market shows lower prices in 2023 EnergyBin report

    EnergyBin announced the release of their PV Hardware Trade Analysis H1 2023 report. The report provides a sample of the market intelligence available via PV hardware trade on the EnergyBin exchange platform, including product categories for resale, requests to buy products, major brands for buyers and sellers, and PV module availability & pricing. As a……