T1 Vitality, the photo voltaic panel manufacturing participant formerly known as FREYR, introduced in its 2024 full-year report that it has chosen a web site in Milam County, Texas, to ascertain a 5-GW photo voltaic cell manufacturing facility. The location situated northeast of Austin might be labeled “G2 Austin,” whereas T1’s current photo voltaic panel meeting outfit in Wilmer is known as “G1 Dallas.”
T1 has executed a lease and buy possibility for 100 acres within the Superior Manufacturing and Logistix Campus at Sandow Lakes. The corporate will make investments as much as $850 million into the positioning and is projected to create as much as 1,800 new superior manufacturing jobs.
“Including photo voltaic cell manufacturing is foundational to constructing out T1’s American provide chain. We’re excited to take that subsequent step proper right here in Texas, the place the state’s management and enterprise neighborhood has continued to develop the infrastructure, expertise, and enterprise local weather essential to help this venture,” mentioned Daniel Barcelo, T1’s CEO and Chairman of the Board. “We’re grateful for the help we’ve got acquired from the Wilmer, Austin, and Milam County communities and sit up for persevering with to companion collectively transferring ahead.”
T1 additionally introduced that the continuing ramp of manufacturing on the 5-GW photo voltaic panel meeting facility is continuing forward of schedule. Throughout January and February 2025, the corporate produced greater than 220 MW of panels on the plant that makes use of licensed Trina Solar technology. The location hosts 4 manufacturing traces for the utility-scale market producing a mixture of PERC and TOPCon modules. T1 expects to achieve 3.4 GW of manufacturing by year-end.
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