US PV producer First Photo voltaic has entered into an settlement with developer Nationwide Grid Renewables to produce 1.6GW of its Sequence 7 skinny movie cadmium telluride modules.
The order expands the connection between the businesses to greater than 4GW after they signed a 2GW provide settlement earlier this 12 months.
Whereas the earlier settlement had a supply schedule between 2024 and 2025, the most recent is for 2026-2027.
Andy Cukurs, chief working officer at Nationwide Grid Renewables, stated: “These modules can be deployed in initiatives all through the USA, bringing clear vitality and financial advantages to communities throughout the nation.”
Final month Nationwide Grid Renewables commenced operations on the Noble solar-plus-storage mission in Texas, which options First Photo voltaic Sequence 6 modules.
First Photo voltaic continues to extend its provide agreements within the US with a number of offers made previously few months with Intersect Energy for 4.9GW of modules, 2GW with developer Swift Present Vitality and 2GW with renewables asset supervisor Arevon Vitality.
The skinny-film producer not too long ago chosen Alabama as the situation for its fourth US manufacturing facility, which is anticipated to have a 3.5GW manufacturing capability and be commissioned by 2025.
The three different amenities are positioned in Ohio, a state the place it’s going to make investments US$270 million in a brand new analysis and growth facility that’s anticipated to be accomplished in 2024.
Moreover, the corporate expects to achieve an annual manufacturing capability within the US of over 10GW in 2025.
