SEG Solar says it has acquired a building in Houston, Texas. Planned 2GW solar module assembly plantThe site consists of 145,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space and 16,000 square feet of office space. The company plans to move its global headquarters and administrative support from California to the site by the end of 2023.
The factory must support three production lines capable of producing both. TOPCon panel Conventional high-efficiency panels with 182 mm or 210 mm solar cells. Production is he scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2024.
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SEG Vice President and CLO Michael Eden said in a press release: “This facility will help maintain low-carbon, green energy independence in the United States for future generations.”
SEG will invest $60 million in the Houston plant to cover equipment purchases and facility improvements. According to the company, the plant will create 500 new jobs for him.
Founded in Northern California in 2016, SEG Solar produces modules at its 750 MW facility in Vietnam, according to its website.company Officially spin business It will be sold from Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Ltd. and its affiliates at the end of 2022, and the transition will start in March 2021.
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