MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. and MESA, Ariz. (Sept. 11) – Heliene, a customer-first provider of North American-made solar PV modules, is set to purchase SOLARCYCLE’s ultra-low carbon glass, which uses recycled materials from retired solar panels to make new solar glass. SOLARCYCLE, a global leader in building out a circular supply chain for solar, will add to Heliene’s existing roster of domestic manufacturing suppliers, including US makers of silicon solar cells and aluminum frames.
SOLARCYCLE will sell at least 4GW or twenty million square meters of recycled glass to Heliene over the next five years, the equivalent of about 3,700 football fields.
Both companies have recently announced major expansion plans, on the heels of rapid domestic solar manufacturing growth in the US. Heliene has active manufacturing capacity at their Mountain Iron, MN facility and is not only bringing additional module capacity in the Minneapolis Metro area, but also cell manufacturing in a joint venture with Premier Energies.
SOLARCYCLE announced its own plans to build a first-of-its-kind factory in Georgia to use recycled materials from retired solar panels to make new solar glass. The facility will be able to make five to six gigawatts of solar glass every year. The glass fills a critical gap in America's domestic solar manufacturing supply chain.
This partnership will aid solar developers in additional qualification for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) benefits and will help stabilize costs and domestic inventory. By purchasing SOLARCYCLE’s US-made ultra-low carbon glass, Heliene is also reducing the climate impacts created during manufacturing by over 30% and from shipping by more than 50%.
“We are thrilled to add glass to our growing set of domestically made materials that will go into our modules. Partnering with SOLARCYCLE enables us to improve our supply of domestic components, to help our clients qualify for the domestic content adder while materially reducing our carbon footprint,” said Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of Heliene.
“We need to build more solar modules in America to increase the resiliency and sustainability of America’s fastest growing source of power,” said Suvi Sharma, CEO and co-founder of SOLARCYCLE. “We are excited to partner with Heliene so that they can use our ultra-low carbon solar glass to produce the next generation of American solar panels.”
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About Heliene
Heliene is one of North America’s fastest-growing, North American owned domestic PV manufacturers serving the utility-scale, commercial, and residential markets. With an in-house logistics team and remarkably responsive support staff, Heliene delivers competitively priced, high performance solar modules precisely when and where customers need them to accelerate North America’s clean energy transition. Founded in 2010, Heliene consistently ranks as a highly bankable module manufacturer. For more information, visit www.heliene.com.
About SOLARCYCLE
SOLARCYCLE is leading the growth of the circular economy for solar in America. The company partners with the nation’s largest asset owners and manufacturers to recycle solar panels, recover valuable materials, and make key components for the next generation of solar panels and clean energy products. Through its circular economy solutions, SOLARCYCLE enhances the sustainability and resiliency of the solar supply chain in the US. Learn more at www.SOLARCYCLE.us.
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