U.S. Manufacturing Archives - Solar Power World Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:17:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-solar-power-world-online-32x32.png U.S. Manufacturing Archives - Solar Power World 32 32 Origami Solar steel panel frames now in production in Arkansas /2025/02/origami-solar-steel-panel-frames-now-in-production-in-arkansas/ /2025/02/origami-solar-steel-panel-frames-now-in-production-in-arkansas/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:40:02 +0000 /?p=108549 Origami Solar has begun making steel solar panel frames in the United States after commissioning its first automated line at Priefert Steel’s Benton, Arkansas, facility. Developed in collaboration with Priefert Steel and automation partner DAC Robotics, this production system is the only steel frame manufacturer in the United States for solar panels. Origami Solar’s steel…

The post Origami Solar steel panel frames now in production in Arkansas appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2025/02/origami-solar-steel-panel-frames-now-in-production-in-arkansas/feed/ 0 These are the countries the US imported solar panels from in 2024 /2025/02/these-are-the-countries-the-us-imported-solar-panels-from-in-2024/ /2025/02/these-are-the-countries-the-us-imported-solar-panels-from-in-2024/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:59:51 +0000 /?p=108497 The solar panel manufacturing industry is growing in the United States, but demand is still outpacing the current domestic supply. If every U.S. plant is running at its full capacity, the country should be producing nearly 50 GW of solar panels each year. With an expected 2024 installation rate of 40 GW, realistically, the United…

The post These are the countries the US imported solar panels from in 2024 appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2025/02/these-are-the-countries-the-us-imported-solar-panels-from-in-2024/feed/ 0 Two lithium battery makers pull plug on American manufacturing plans /2025/02/two-lithium-battery-makers-pull-plug-on-american-manufacturing-plans/ /2025/02/two-lithium-battery-makers-pull-plug-on-american-manufacturing-plans/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:14:29 +0000 /?p=108506 Two companies attempting to set up gigawatt-scale lithium battery factories have canceled their plans for American manufacturing. KORE Power confirmed to local news that it was abandoning its 12-GWh factory plan in Buckeye, Arizona, and FREYR just revealed it would sell its ESS manufacturing site in Georgia. KORE Power first announced its Arizona manufacturing plans…

The post Two lithium battery makers pull plug on American manufacturing plans appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2025/02/two-lithium-battery-makers-pull-plug-on-american-manufacturing-plans/feed/ 3 TMEIC begins manufacturing utility-scale solar inverters in Texas /2025/02/tmeic-begins-manufacturing-utility-scale-solar-inverters-in-texas/ /2025/02/tmeic-begins-manufacturing-utility-scale-solar-inverters-in-texas/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:19:26 +0000 /?p=108487 TMEIC Corporation Americas has announced its PV inverter manufacturing facility in Waller County, Texas, has commenced production. The 144,000-ft2 Westport facility began producing utility-scale PV inverters in November 2024, surpassing initial production expectations and manufacturing over 300 PV inverters by February 5, 2025. This milestone underscores TMEIC’s commitment to advancing U.S.-based manufacturing and accelerating the…

The post TMEIC begins manufacturing utility-scale solar inverters in Texas appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2025/02/tmeic-begins-manufacturing-utility-scale-solar-inverters-in-texas/feed/ 0 45X tax credit transfers strengthen US solar manufacturing /2025/02/45x-tax-credit-transfers-strengthen-us-solar-manufacturing/ /2025/02/45x-tax-credit-transfers-strengthen-us-solar-manufacturing/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:00:46 +0000 /?p=108477 The Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credit transferability provision has helped difficult solar projects get financed and given more entities the chance to invest in solar. Transferability is now also helping solar manufacturers build their stateside operations by maximizing 45X manufacturing credits. The 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit is offered to domestic manufacturers of eligible solar…

The post 45X tax credit transfers strengthen US solar manufacturing appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2025/02/45x-tax-credit-transfers-strengthen-us-solar-manufacturing/feed/ 0 America’s largest silicon solar cell manufacturer opens its doors SPW visits ES Foundry's 3-GW cell factory in South Carolina. /2025/02/americas-largest-silicon-solar-cell-manufacturer-opens-its-doors/ /2025/02/americas-largest-silicon-solar-cell-manufacturer-opens-its-doors/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:46:06 +0000 /?p=108463 The solar industry recently welcomed the largest silicon solar cell manufacturing outfit to ever open its doors within the United States — the 3-GW factory operated by ES Foundry in Greenwood, South Carolina. There have been many announcements by companies wanting to start solar cell manufacturing in the United States, but very few have made…

The post America’s largest silicon solar cell manufacturer opens its doors <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>SPW visits ES Foundry's 3-GW cell factory in South Carolina.</span> appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2025/02/americas-largest-silicon-solar-cell-manufacturer-opens-its-doors/feed/ 1 GE Vernova to begin making utility solar inverters in Pennsylvania /2025/01/ge-vernova-to-begin-making-utility-solar-inverters-in-pennsylvania/ /2025/01/ge-vernova-to-begin-making-utility-solar-inverters-in-pennsylvania/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:16:28 +0000 /?p=108432 GE Vernova announced it is planning to invest nearly $600 million in its U.S. factories and facilities over the next two years to help meet the surging electricity demands around the world. The new investments — expected to create approximately 1,500 new U.S. jobs — will help drive U.S. energy affordability, national security and competitiveness,…

The post GE Vernova to begin making utility solar inverters in Pennsylvania appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2025/01/ge-vernova-to-begin-making-utility-solar-inverters-in-pennsylvania/feed/ 0 REC Silicon shuts down Moses Lake polysilicon plant Hanwha's attempt at 100% American supply chain may be dashed. /2024/12/rec-silicon-shuts-down-moses-lake-polysilicon-plant/ /2024/12/rec-silicon-shuts-down-moses-lake-polysilicon-plant/#comments Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:29:15 +0000 /?p=108220 Updated Jan. 3, 2025 to include Qcells’ statement. REC Silicon announced that it is ceasing production at its Moses Lake, Washington, facility. The company shut down its polysilicon production facility in Montana earlier this year as well. REC Silicon now has no operating polysilicon efforts within the United States. The company said that while production…

The post REC Silicon shuts down Moses Lake polysilicon plant <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>Hanwha's attempt at 100% American supply chain may be dashed.</span> appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2024/12/rec-silicon-shuts-down-moses-lake-polysilicon-plant/feed/ 6 Waaree begins trial runs on solar panel assembly line in Texas /2024/12/waaree-begins-trial-runs-on-solar-panel-assembly-line-in-texas/ /2024/12/waaree-begins-trial-runs-on-solar-panel-assembly-line-in-texas/#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:42:17 +0000 /?p=108180 Waaree Solar Americas announced it has started trial production of solar panels at its manufacturing facility in Brookshire, Texas. India’s largest solar panel manufacturer, Waaree first announced the U.S. factory last year. The company now expects to commission its “phase 1” manufacturing capacity of 1.6 GW in the next few months. “This milestone marks the…

The post Waaree begins trial runs on solar panel assembly line in Texas appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2024/12/waaree-begins-trial-runs-on-solar-panel-assembly-line-in-texas/feed/ 1 DOE grants $1.45 billion loan for Qcells solar panel production facility /2024/12/doe-grants-1-45-billion-loan-for-qcells-solar-panel-production-facility/ /2024/12/doe-grants-1-45-billion-loan-for-qcells-solar-panel-production-facility/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:08:08 +0000 /?p=108179 The U.S. Dept. of Energy has closed on its $1.45 billion loan to support Qcells’ solar supply chain manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Georgia. The Loan Programs Office (LPO) first announced the loan in August. The LPO provides financing for high-impact, large-scale energy infrastructure projects in the United States. Qcells is the largest silicon solar panel…

The post DOE grants $1.45 billion loan for Qcells solar panel production facility appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2024/12/doe-grants-1-45-billion-loan-for-qcells-solar-panel-production-facility/feed/ 0 New HJT player NuVision Solar plans cell and panel manufacturing in Florida /2024/12/new-hjt-player-nuvision-solar-plans-cell-and-panel-manufacturing-in-florida/ /2024/12/new-hjt-player-nuvision-solar-plans-cell-and-panel-manufacturing-in-florida/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:06:05 +0000 /?p=108119 New solar panel company NuVision Solar announced plans to start a 2.5-GW solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in the United States. The company will create 500 jobs at the operation, stated as being in West Palm Beach, Florida. NuVision intends to manufacture bifacial modules using heterojunction technology (HJT). Few other details have been released.…

The post New HJT player NuVision Solar plans cell and panel manufacturing in Florida appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2024/12/new-hjt-player-nuvision-solar-plans-cell-and-panel-manufacturing-in-florida/feed/ 2 Not enough US solar panels are being made for federal government needs Solar panel waiver suggested for Build America, Buy America requirement /2024/12/not-enough-us-solar-panels-are-being-made-for-federal-government-needs/ /2024/12/not-enough-us-solar-panels-are-being-made-for-federal-government-needs/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:36:48 +0000 /?p=108118 The U.S. government is now accepting comments on a proposed waiver to the Build America, Buy America Act. The Depts. of Energy, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, have all proposed a one-year waiver of the manufactured product requirements for domestically assembled solar panels used in federal infrastructure projects.…

The post Not enough US solar panels are being made for federal government needs <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>Solar panel waiver suggested for Build America, Buy America requirement</span> appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2024/12/not-enough-us-solar-panels-are-being-made-for-federal-government-needs/feed/ 1 SolarEdge now shipping U.S.-made residential batteries /2024/12/solaredge-now-shipping-u-s-made-residential-batteries/ /2024/12/solaredge-now-shipping-u-s-made-residential-batteries/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:49:44 +0000 /?p=108072 SolarEdge Technologies has announced it is now shipping the new SolarEdge Home Battery “USA Edition,” completing its comprehensive portfolio of domestically manufactured solar and storage products designed to qualify for the domestic content bonus credit as currently guided by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service. SolarEdge previously announced contract manufacturing partnerships…

The post SolarEdge now shipping U.S.-made residential batteries appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2024/12/solaredge-now-shipping-u-s-made-residential-batteries/feed/ 0 Imperial Star Solar signs cell supply agreement with Suniva /2024/11/imperial-star-solar-signs-cell-supply-agreement-with-suniva/ /2024/11/imperial-star-solar-signs-cell-supply-agreement-with-suniva/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:05:52 +0000 /?p=108005 Imperial Star Solar, which will start module assembly out of its Texas factory before the end of the year, announced it has entered into a multi-year supply agreement with Suniva for American-made solar cells. Market availability of the solar panels with Suniva cells will begin in the first half of 2025. “This partnership with Suniva…

The post Imperial Star Solar signs cell supply agreement with Suniva appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2024/11/imperial-star-solar-signs-cell-supply-agreement-with-suniva/feed/ 0 Maxeon to focus only on US market, will lease New Mexico building for panel manufacturing /2024/11/maxeon-to-focus-only-on-us-market-will-lease-new-mexico-building-for-panel-manufacturing/ /2024/11/maxeon-to-focus-only-on-us-market-will-lease-new-mexico-building-for-panel-manufacturing/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:41:10 +0000 /?p=107996 Maxeon announced it will restructure its business to focus exclusively on the U.S. market. The global company based in Singapore will work out a deal with the parent company of its majority shareholder (TCL) to sell its European, Asian and Latin American sales and marketing. TCL will form a new unit, TCL SunPower International, for…

The post Maxeon to focus only on US market, will lease New Mexico building for panel manufacturing appeared first on Solar Power World.

]]> /2024/11/maxeon-to-focus-only-on-us-market-will-lease-new-mexico-building-for-panel-manufacturing/feed/ 0