Newcomer Rivulet Energy has began producing photo voltaic panels out of a manufacturing unit in Cartersville, Georgia, simply six miles and a 10-minute drive from Qcells’s inclusive silicon solar panel manufacturing website. Whereas Qcells ought to ultimately be making wafers, cells and panels at a 3.3-GW manufacturing unit, Rivulet is at present solely making photo voltaic panels at its 450-MW capability website down the street.
Photo voltaic Energy World talked with Ismail Yucel, vice common supervisor of Rivulet Vitality, and realized that the corporate has been in manufacturing since September 2025.
Rivulet leased a 120,000-ft2 warehouse in Cartersville in late spring 2025 and commenced outfitting it with gear, Yucel stated, from “one other U.S. producer. They shut down, and we bought from them.” Rivulet was in a position to start check runs of panels in September.
“In the previous couple of months [of the year], we have been doing manufacturing, which was a very busy 2025 for us,” Yucel stated, noting that Rivulet is at present producing 435-W n-type photo voltaic panels for the residential market on behalf of OEMs.
Rivulet will ultimately have its personal model, focusing extra on the small business and residential markets.
“We’re conscious that our model is just not very talked-about [right now] for the utility market they usually require bankability. We all know that we’re not prepared but for that,” Yucel stated. “However we now have an skilled operations and administration staff, and one among our objectives for 2026 is to extend model consciousness available in the market.”
Yucel stated Rivulet Vitality is a U.S. firm with Turkish expertise. The corporate is at present putting in a second manufacturing line within the Cartersville plant. This more-advanced line has a capability of 750 MW, which might convey Rivulet Vitality’s whole manufacturing capability to 1.2 GW by mid-year.
Yucel stated Rivulet has 60 manufacturing staff and 20 workplace employees. When the second line begins operation, Rivulet ought to develop to 150 whole staff in Georgia. The corporate is actively promoting engineering job openings on LinkedIn.
Rivulet has acquired compliance certification from CSA Group for its photo voltaic panels below UL 61730.
As for why it arrange in Qcells’s yard? Yucel stated Rivulet was exploring many websites in several states, however Cartersville, Georgia, and its financial growth groups have been very accommodating. Rivulet additionally enjoys that it’s close to the Savannah port, particularly as many of the firm’s distributors are positioned in Türkiye.
“I knew that Qcells was shut by, however that’s good. It’s nice for the group and for the workforce. There are such a lot of gifted folks right here for each corporations,” Yucel stated.
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