Ecoprogetti has installed a new solar module production line for CS Solar in the US
With 800 MW installed capacity, this line will produce half-cut bifacial PERC solar modules
It can achieve a tact time below >25 seconds/panel, thus lowering the need for on-site operations
Italian solar PV equipment manufacturer Ecoprogetti has delivered an 800 MW solar module production line for CS Solar MFG LLC in Texas, US. This is enough to roll out 2,100 solar panels/day.
This line will manufacture half-cut bifacial glass-glass PERC solar modules with efficiencies exceeding 22%. Several solar manufacturers in the US are sticking to PERC technology to be safe, even as TOPCon takes over the rest of the world, as they want to remain insulated from the expensive and long-drawn patent lawsuits for the latter (see North America Solar PV News Snippets: China’s Jinchen Targets North American Market At Intersolar & More).
A highly advanced automated line, Ecoprogetti says its equipment for CS Solar achieves a tact time below >25 seconds/panel. This reduces the need for on-site operators and significantly reduces manpower costs.
“This extreme level of automation allows operators to remotely analyze photovoltaic module quality and monitor production lines using AI-driven technologies, requiring on-site intervention only rarely as back-up,” stated the Italian supplier.
Ecoprogetti says its production equipment is fully UL-compliant and fully adapted to the US 480V electrical standard.
The US has a solar module manufacturing capacity exceeding 50 GW, with several GWs of additional capacity under construction and in planning, thanks to the financial incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act (see US Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity Exceeds 50 GW Milestone).
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