SolarCycle has found a new buyer for its solar panel glass made from recycled materials after signing a supply agreement with Silfab earlier this year. Minnesota-based solar panel manufacturer Heliene has signed a 4 GW or 20 million m2 contract2 agreement with Heliene for the recycled glass for the next five years.
SolarCycle is building a glass factory in Georgia that will use recycled materials from old solar panels. The facility is expected to produce more than 5 GW of solar glass annually.
“We are pleased to add glass to our growing range of domestically made materials that will be used in our modules. By working with Solarcycle, we can improve our household components offering, help our customers qualify for the domestic content adder while significantly reducing our environmental footprint,” said Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of Heliene.
“We need to build more solar panels in America to increase the resilience and sustainability of America’s fastest growing energy source,” said Suvi Sharma, CEO and co-founder of SolarCycle. “We are excited to partner with Heliene so they can use our ultra-low carbon solar glass to produce the next generation of American solar panels.”
News item from Heliene