Heliene Inaugurates 500 MW Solar Module Factory In Minnesota

Canada-headquartered North American solar PV manufacturer Heliene has launched the commercial operations of its 3rd US-based manufacturing line with 500 MW solar module production capacity in the US. 

This facility, located in Rogers, Minnesota, which Heliene calls Minnesota Line 3, has been operational since April 29, 2025. Its grand opening on May 30, 2025, expanded the company’s total installed US module manufacturing capacity to 1.3 GW/year.

Heliene’s Minnesota Line 1 has an annual production capacity of 300 MW, and Minnesota Line 2 operates 500 MW capacity at the Mountain Iron facility. 

Line 3 is backed by $2.3 million in funding from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), with specific funding from other state agencies. It also secured $54 million equity investment from Transition Equity Partners (TEP) to support the development of the 3rd line, whose capacity it stated as 550 MW back in October 2024 (see Heliene Lands $54 Million Strategic Equity Investment From TEP).   

It creates more than 220 jobs to support operations, maintenance and engineering for which Heliene is in the process of hiring.

“By nearly doubling our manufacturing capacity at our new Rogers, Minnesota facility, we can continue to provide best-in-class fully domestic content products and service to our customers, while we deliver on our broader goal of onshoring U.S. solar supply chains, by incorporating domestically-produced, cells, frames, polymers and other critical components,” said Heliene CEO Martin Pochtaruk.

Earlier this year, in March 2025, Heliene announced a partnership with US solar cell producer Suniva and Corning Incorporated to provide the ‘only’ solar module with US-made polysilicon, wafers, and cells (see New US-Made Solar Module Boasts ‘Highest’ Domestic Content).