Suniva, the largest and oldest U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells, and Heliene Inc., a leading U.S. solar PV module manufacturer, today announced a landmark deal with Corning Incorporated to provide the U.S. domestic market with the only solar module made with polysilicon, wafers and cells manufactured in the United States.
Corning is supplying the wafers and, as the majority owner of Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC), sourcing HSC’s hyper-pure polysilicon for the groundbreaking initiative. Both the wafers and polysilicon are made in Michigan, and the solar cells are made in Georgia, ensuring American-made solar components of the highest quality form the foundation of the module.
The new module contains a solar cell with up to 66 percent domestic content—the highest percentage on the market—offering solar developers a significant advantage through the Investment Tax Credit domestic content bonus.
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