Chinese solar giant Trina is opening a 5 GW factory in Texas

China’s Trina Solar, one of the world’s largest solar panel makers, has announced it will build a 5GW solar panel factory in Texas.

China’s Trina Solar, one of the world’s largest solar panel makers, has announced it will build a 5 gigawatt (GW) solar panel factory in Texas.

The factory will be in Wilmer, southeast of Dallas. The $200 million facility will be more than 1 million square feet in size and will create 1,500 local jobs. Trina Solar says it will source polysilicon, a key raw material in the solar supply chain, from the US and Europe. The factory will come online in 2024.

Trina Solar’s Texas factory will produce the company’s Vertex modules that incorporate 210mm silicon wafers that allow over 600W power output and up to 21.4% module efficiency.

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