Mission Solar announces 2 GW solar cell factory in Texas

Mission Solar announces 2 GW solar cell factory in Texas

Mission Solar says it will invest $265 million to build a 2 GW solar cell factory at its campus in San Antonio, Texas. The facility, which is expected to create 500 jobs, aims to produce 1 GW of cells by early 2026, with plans to reach full capacity later.From pv magazine USA US solar module supplier Mission Solar has announced that through its parent company, OCI Holdings, will invest $265 million to add a 2 GW solar cell manufacturing facility…

T1 Energy to Open $850M Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility in Rockdale, Texas

ROCKDALE, TEXAS — T1 Energy (NYSE: TE), the company formerly known as FREYR Battery, will open an $850 million solar cell manufacturing facility in Rockdale, located northeast of Austin in Milam County. The site spans 100 acres within Sandow Lakes, the mixed-use redevelopment of a 33,000-acre industrial park formerly occupied by aluminum manufacturer Alcoa, and the facility could employ as many as 1,800 people. According to Manufacturing Dive, T…