US Solar Capacity Gets Boost From $147 Million Hanwha Plant

  • Biden credits his climate law for Georgia solar investments
  • Company announced $2.5 billion US solar investment in January

Solar cells at the Hanwha manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia.

Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg

Hanwha Solutions Corp. plans to spend $147 million on a plant in Georgia that supplies material for panels, drawing cheers from President Joe Biden who credits his climate law for jumpstarting efforts to build a solar supply chain in the US.

Its Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia unit expects the facility to go into production in June 2024, according to a statement Thursday. It will supply encapsulant film that sister company Hanwha Qcells will use at a nearby site.

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US Solar Capacity Gets Boost From $147 Million Hanwha Plant