Corning, Suniva and Helien combine their strengths to produce what the first solar module will be with polysilicon, waffles and cells made in the United States.
The announced deal between Suniva, Corning and Helieen wants to alleviate the challenge of finding solar modules produced in their own country, because the helieic modules will have a domestic content of 66%.
The most important provisions for the American solar industry in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 are the production of clean energy and production tax, together with the domestic content bonus. For projects that meet Domestic content Requirements, developers can combine the three credits to cover no less than 50% of the installed system costs.
Although the domestic content bonus is an important boost for building the American solar supply chain, production is rising slowly, so solar developers are pressed hard to find us completely. Co -solar products.
(Read: Navigating through the challenges of compliance with domestic content))
The waffles are produced by Corning using Polysilicon from Michigan -based Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC). A year ago, Corning announced that it started with the construction of a $ 900 million production facility in SaginaW County, Michigan, where her subsidiary, Solar Technology LLC, is said to produce Polysilicon Ingots and Waffels for the solar industry.
“Corning is pleased to use our advanced production expertise to deliver top quality solar components and to secure the American energy supply chain,” said Ab Ghosh, vice-president and general director of Solar Technologies, and chairman and CEO of Hemlock Semiconductor.
In 2023, Suniva announced plans to restore his tireless factory in Norcross, Georgia, which worked around 450 MW of production capacity at the time of his closure in 2017. The company closed the bankruptcy and said the moment it couldn’t compete with cheap Chinese import. Suniva now credits the subsidies in the IRA with its ability to restart the inactive factory, the company said it had a planned capacity of 1 GW and will eventually be a maximum of 2.5 GW scales per year.
“Together our companies offer the only solar cell in the market that American developers offer maximum ITC -Binnenland contents benefit -while building a domestic supply chain that provides American energy independence and a strong production basis,” said Matt Card, president of Suniva.
Since 2018, Helieeene has been producing solar modules in Ontario, Canada and in Mountain Iron, Minnesota since 2018. In October 2024, the company announced the conclusion of a Strategic stock investments Up to $ 54 million to support the expansion.
“This collaboration is an important milestone for the American solar industry,” says Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of Heliene. “By combining our strengths, we can not only supply a powerful module, but also support the domestic economy and American job creation.”
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