Immediate news: the largest solar cell plant in the Western Hemisphere has begun work
Hanwha Q Cells began shipping the first solar cells from its 1.7 GW plant on the border of Georgia and Tennessee. This is the second largest plant in the United States, producing solar modules, which started production this week.
A few weeks ago, we [ pv-magazine-usa resource - translator's note] were interested in when the plants for the production of solar modules with a total capacity of 3.8 GW, which were announced last year in winter and spring, will work. It turns out that the wait was not long.
Just 2 days after JinkoSolar opened its 400 MW plant in Jacksonville, Fla., Hanwha Q Cells announced the opening of its large plant in Dalton, Georgia. Upon reaching full load, the plant will be able to produce 1.7 GW of solar modules per year, and the first shipments have already gone. Like JinkoSolar, Hanwha Q Cells is currently not operating at full capacity. The company gives very little information, but reported that production started on February 1, 2019.
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Hanwha Q Cells manufactures its Q.Peak Duo L-G5 modules ( technical search and passport ), which include 144 halves of single-crystal-PERC cells, making them equivalent to traditional 72-cell modules.
Such a large plant, producing half-PERC modules says that such technology is really in demand. Similar modules have been produced by the Singapore-based REC company for several years, but Q Cells was the first to apply this technology for mass production.
Solar cells used in production have 6 current-collecting tires, and this, combined with a half-shape, increases the production of electricity from the cell. And the PERC technology (passive rear contact emitter) provides modules with a high nominal power of 380–395 W with an efficiency of modules from 18.9 to 19.6%.
These modules will be supplied to one of the largest solar projects in the southern United States - a 102.5 MW solar power plant in Erly District, which is being built by Silicon Ranch. This power plant, like several others, will power the new Facebook data center in Newton, Georgia.
As mentioned earlier, this is the second of four large plants planned for construction after introduction by Republicans in connection with tax reform. Section 201 Solar Tariffs [ increased tariffs on the importation of "solar products" for 4 years - translator's note] . As for other projects, the contractor who is building a 500 MW LG plant in Huntsville, Ala., Said that the construction was completed, but it is unclear when the facility will be connected to the network.
In addition, First Solar is building a 1.2 GW photovoltaic module plant in Ohio to produce its huge Series 6 thin film modules based on cadmium telluride . The company says that this plant will produce modules by the end of 2019.
In total, these four plants will increase the total capacity of photovoltaic modules in the United States to about 5 GW. This represents about half of the current solar market in the country.
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From the translator: Clickbit header is not my whim. This is the original headline news.
A few weeks ago, we [ pv-magazine-usa resource - translator's note] were interested in when the plants for the production of solar modules with a total capacity of 3.8 GW, which were announced last year in winter and spring, will work. It turns out that the wait was not long.
Just 2 days after JinkoSolar opened its 400 MW plant in Jacksonville, Fla., Hanwha Q Cells announced the opening of its large plant in Dalton, Georgia. Upon reaching full load, the plant will be able to produce 1.7 GW of solar modules per year, and the first shipments have already gone. Like JinkoSolar, Hanwha Q Cells is currently not operating at full capacity. The company gives very little information, but reported that production started on February 1, 2019.
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Half monocrystalline modules
Hanwha Q Cells manufactures its Q.Peak Duo L-G5 modules ( technical search and passport ), which include 144 halves of single-crystal-PERC cells, making them equivalent to traditional 72-cell modules.
Such a large plant, producing half-PERC modules says that such technology is really in demand. Similar modules have been produced by the Singapore-based REC company for several years, but Q Cells was the first to apply this technology for mass production.
Solar cells used in production have 6 current-collecting tires, and this, combined with a half-shape, increases the production of electricity from the cell. And the PERC technology (passive rear contact emitter) provides modules with a high nominal power of 380–395 W with an efficiency of modules from 18.9 to 19.6%.
These modules will be supplied to one of the largest solar projects in the southern United States - a 102.5 MW solar power plant in Erly District, which is being built by Silicon Ranch. This power plant, like several others, will power the new Facebook data center in Newton, Georgia.
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As mentioned earlier, this is the second of four large plants planned for construction after introduction by Republicans in connection with tax reform. Section 201 Solar Tariffs [ increased tariffs on the importation of "solar products" for 4 years - translator's note] . As for other projects, the contractor who is building a 500 MW LG plant in Huntsville, Ala., Said that the construction was completed, but it is unclear when the facility will be connected to the network.
In addition, First Solar is building a 1.2 GW photovoltaic module plant in Ohio to produce its huge Series 6 thin film modules based on cadmium telluride . The company says that this plant will produce modules by the end of 2019.
In total, these four plants will increase the total capacity of photovoltaic modules in the United States to about 5 GW. This represents about half of the current solar market in the country.
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From the translator: Clickbit header is not my whim. This is the original headline news.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/442242/
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