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Released April 29, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The politics surrounding the market for solar components is heating up again, after two major trade groups representing numerous solar players filed of a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The parties are asking the government to investigate potentially illegal trade practices by Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam that they say are injuring the U.S. solar industry. Industrial Info is tracking more than $16 billion worth of active and planned projects for the manufacturing of solar panels and cells within the U.S., including more than $6 billion worth under construction.
Click on the image at right for the top 10 parent companies for solar panel, cell and module manufacturing within the U.S., by total investment value.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee joined several other trade groups, such as the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), in urging action against primarily Chinese-headquartered companies that they say threaten to turn the U.S. into "a dumping ground for foreign solar products."
A potential American "manufacturing renaissance is being threatened by China's industrial policy, which has led to massive subsidization in China and Southeast Asia," said Tim Brightbill, lead counsel to the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee. "This is resulting in high volumes of dumping on global markets including the U.S., injuring our domestic producers."
Hanwha Q Cells North America, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hanwha Group (Seoul), expects to finish construction in the coming weeks on its $200 million expansion of its solar photovoltaic (PV) panel-manufacturing plant in Dalton, Georgia, which is designed to raise its total annual output of panels for the U.S. market from 1.4 to 3.1 gigawatts (GW). Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project and Plant databases can learn more from a detailed project report and plant profile.
Later this year, Hanwha expect to wrap up two other module-manufacturing projects in Georgia: a $500 million expansion at the Dalton facility, which will bring its total annual output to 5.1 GW, and its total square footage from 300,000 to 1.1 million square feet; and a new, $2 billion panel-manufacturing plant in Cartersville, which is designed to produce 3.3 GW of panels annually for both the U.S. and international markets. Subscribers can read detailed reports on the Dalton and Cartersville projects.
Maxeon Solar Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:MAXN) (Singapore) trails only Hanwha in its total investment value for active and planned projects, but it accounts for the highest-valued project currently proposed: a solar cell and panel-manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is estimated to cost about $2.4 billion. The project is in its early planning phase, where plenty of factors could change the projected investment, but Maxeon believes the facility could total 1.9 million square feet and produce 3 GW of its TOPCon PV-Silicon Cell Technology and Shingled-Cell Performance Line products. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed project report.
3Sun USA LLC, a subsidiary of Enel Green Power (Rome, Italy), is proposing another ambitious project: a 3-GW solar cell and panel plant in Inola, Oklahoma, which will be focused on the development of heterojunction solar panels, which combine crystalline silicon and thin-film silicon components. 3Sun also is looking into a proposed expansion at Inola, should the first phase prove successful, that would double output. Subscribers can read detailed reports on the proposed facility and its possible expansion, and read more in a detailed plant profile.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce determined that Chinese-based solar manufacturers were circumventing tariffs on solar cells and panels by shipping their products through Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. However, the Biden administration imposed a two-year moratorium on these tariffs.
"America's clean energy industry is urging the Biden administration to consider alternative solutions to address the petitioners' concerns so that we can uplift American manufacturers and maintain a thriving clean energy economy across the value chain," the SEIA said in its press release.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for active and planned projects for the manufacturing of solar panels and cells withing the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Click on the image at right for the top 10 parent companies for solar panel, cell and module manufacturing within the U.S., by total investment value.The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee joined several other trade groups, such as the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), in urging action against primarily Chinese-headquartered companies that they say threaten to turn the U.S. into "a dumping ground for foreign solar products."
A potential American "manufacturing renaissance is being threatened by China's industrial policy, which has led to massive subsidization in China and Southeast Asia," said Tim Brightbill, lead counsel to the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee. "This is resulting in high volumes of dumping on global markets including the U.S., injuring our domestic producers."
Hanwha Q Cells North America, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hanwha Group (Seoul), expects to finish construction in the coming weeks on its $200 million expansion of its solar photovoltaic (PV) panel-manufacturing plant in Dalton, Georgia, which is designed to raise its total annual output of panels for the U.S. market from 1.4 to 3.1 gigawatts (GW). Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project and Plant databases can learn more from a detailed project report and plant profile.
Later this year, Hanwha expect to wrap up two other module-manufacturing projects in Georgia: a $500 million expansion at the Dalton facility, which will bring its total annual output to 5.1 GW, and its total square footage from 300,000 to 1.1 million square feet; and a new, $2 billion panel-manufacturing plant in Cartersville, which is designed to produce 3.3 GW of panels annually for both the U.S. and international markets. Subscribers can read detailed reports on the Dalton and Cartersville projects.
Maxeon Solar Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:MAXN) (Singapore) trails only Hanwha in its total investment value for active and planned projects, but it accounts for the highest-valued project currently proposed: a solar cell and panel-manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is estimated to cost about $2.4 billion. The project is in its early planning phase, where plenty of factors could change the projected investment, but Maxeon believes the facility could total 1.9 million square feet and produce 3 GW of its TOPCon PV-Silicon Cell Technology and Shingled-Cell Performance Line products. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed project report.
3Sun USA LLC, a subsidiary of Enel Green Power (Rome, Italy), is proposing another ambitious project: a 3-GW solar cell and panel plant in Inola, Oklahoma, which will be focused on the development of heterojunction solar panels, which combine crystalline silicon and thin-film silicon components. 3Sun also is looking into a proposed expansion at Inola, should the first phase prove successful, that would double output. Subscribers can read detailed reports on the proposed facility and its possible expansion, and read more in a detailed plant profile.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce determined that Chinese-based solar manufacturers were circumventing tariffs on solar cells and panels by shipping their products through Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. However, the Biden administration imposed a two-year moratorium on these tariffs.
"America's clean energy industry is urging the Biden administration to consider alternative solutions to address the petitioners' concerns so that we can uplift American manufacturers and maintain a thriving clean energy economy across the value chain," the SEIA said in its press release.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project and Plant databases can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for active and planned projects for the manufacturing of solar panels and cells withing the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
