DOE loan office backs Qcells with $1.45 billion for new solar panel factory
The solar panels produced by the Cartersville factory will be used for distributed and utility-scale projects. Qcells is also one of the ten largest utility-scale project developers
See inside Illuminate USA''s $220 million Pataskala solar panel factory
Panels built at the factory will be used for utility-scale solar operations, so that panels will be larger than residential solar panels. Illuminate USA''s panels will measure about
First Solar opens 3.5-GW solar panel factory in Alabama
First Solar has held the grand-opening of its new 3.5-GW solar panel manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Alabama. The $1.1 billion fully vertically integrated thin-film solar manufacturing facility is First Solar''s first
Careers in Solar Power
As solar power becomes more cost-effective, it has the potential to make up a larger share of growing U.S. energy needs. And as it expands in usage, there will be a growing need for more workers—manufacturing workers to make solar
Hanwha Q Cells opens the largest solar factory in the
Hanwha Q-Cells, the Korean PV maker which acquired Germany''s Q-Cells seven years ago, has officially opened the biggest solar panel factory in the Western Hemisphere, with 300,000 square feet of floor space
Staffing Priorities in the Red-Hot Solar Power Industry
To achieve an inclusive, equitable transition to a fully decarbonized electricity system by 2035, the solar workforce will need to grow from approximately 346,000 workers in 2022 to between
Staffing and Workforce Services Accelerate Solar Plant
A solar EPC needed help hiring and managing 370 skilled trades workers to construct solar plants in three remote locations. Aerotek provided a managed services solution that helped the client
Four Kinds of Solar Workers Powering the Clean Energy Transition
Within that sector, solar energy had the largest and fastest growth, increasing by 5.3% from 2022-2023. As job opportunities expand, the clean energy industry should prioritize recruiting
Panasonic plans job fairs for Tesla''s solar panel factory
Panasonic has scheduled three job fairs to recruit workers for the 300 jobs that it plans With production scheduled to start at the sprawling Tesla Inc. solar panel factory in less than two