COMÉRCIO&INDUSTRIA - MEYER BURGER

Quinta, 30 Setembro 2021 09:46 | Actualizado em Sábado, 25 Novembro 2023 02:46

Meyer Burger to develop 400 MW high-performance solar module manufacturing facility in the U.S.

• Favorable market conditions, growth opportunities, and policy support for the solar industry informed Meyer Burger's decision to establish a production site in the United States
• Initial production is expected to be 400 megawatts (MW) of annual nominal capacity by the end of 2022, with the potential for multiple gigawatts expansion in the future
• At full capacity, the facility will provide hundreds of skilled manufacturing jobs
• Discussions with U.S. states are ongoing, and the final site selection is expected by year-end 2021
• Procurement of all machinery and equipment for the U.S. plant is taking place in parallel with final site selection to enable rapid scale-up of production

Meyer Burger Technology AG announced today that the company plans to establish a production site for high-performance solar modules in the United States. This investment is in line with Meyer Burger’s commitments to produce modules near end-customers, source material from regional suppliers, and improve overall sustainability by reducing transportation emissions and optimizing the carbon footprint of the company’s solar modules. [...]