U.S. manufacturing
Qcells furloughs 1,000 workers at Georgia solar panel assembly facilities
Solar panel manufacturer Qcells revealed on Friday that it would furlough one-third of its workers at its two plants in Georgia. The 1,000 employees will temporarily have reduced pay and working hours due to increased detentions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of solar cells and other upstream panel components. Qcells will also lay… […]
Every major component of solar supply chain is now made in the U.S.
A Solar Energy Industries Association report indicates that the U.S. solar manufacturing pipeline is robust, however, Trump Administration policies, regulations and trade actions could stall progress and dampen demand for U.S.-made products. Once a dream, now reality: the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reports in its Solar & Storage Supply Chain Dashboard that the entire solar supply […]
German engineering with U.S. production: SMA America returns through partnership with Create Energy
Nearly ten years after SMA America announced it was moving its Denver facility overseas, SMA is partnering with Create Energy to fuse German engineering with U.S. manufacturing. SMA America is bringing back its inverter production to the U.S. through a partnership with Create Energy in Tennessee. SMA used to produce its inverters in Denver up […]
Puerto Rico readies for its first solar module manufacturing facility
Solar module manufacturer Solx, a new player in the industry, is expected to soon open Puerto Rico’s first module manufacturing factory. Puerto Rico’s first solar module manufacturing facility will soon begin operations, where U.S.-company Solx will produce an annual 700 MW to 800 MW. Once operational, Solx will provide turnkey OEM solutions, fully traceable domestic […]