NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV—Despite more than $20 million in federal tax credits and grants, Amonix has closed its solar panel assembly plant here about a year after it opened.
RANCHO BERNARDO, CA—The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $25 million grand to Soitec Solar to build a new solar module assembly plant here. The facility is expected to employ 450 at full capacity.
ARETXABALETA, Spain—Spanish systems integrator Mondragon Assembly has won contracts to design and build two automated assembly systems for solar panels.
PORTLAND, OR—SoloPower is looking to hire 90 people to work at its new solar panel assembly plant here. Eventually, the company hopes to employ approximately 450 people.