General Electric has announced plans to build the nation’s largest photovoltaic panel factory, a major piece in the company’s new $600 million investment in solar technology.
GE is considering several locations for the 400-megawatt plant, which would begin producing thin-film photovoltaic panels, made of cadmium telluride, by 2013.
In a previous post, I wrote about Solannex’s patent infringement suit against Santa Clara, California, thin-film photovoltaic (PV) company MiaSolé.
Solannex struck again earlier this month, this time accusing San Jose-based Nanosolar of patent infringement.
A next-generation cadmium telluride, thin-film photovoltaic solar module plant will be built in the State of Indiana, it was announced earlier this week. Abound Solar, which specializes in solar modules that reduce the cost of solar power generation, has leased a 781,750 square foot facility in Tipton where it will be establishing the plant. Abound Solar was
The United States’ largest solar PV power plant has been completed in Boulder City, Nevada. The plant will provide enough power for 14,000 homes through an array of 775,000 thin-film photovoltaic solar panels.
Called Copper Mountain Solar, the 380 acre, 48MW facility belongs to Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy.