Trina Solar is selling its Texas solar panel factory as the US scrutinizes Chinese companies cashing in on Inflation Reduction Act tax breaks.
FREYR Battery is acquiring Trina Solar’s 5 gigawatt (GW), 1.35 million-square-foot solar panel factory in Wilmer, Texas, that only just came online on November 1.
FREYR, which was founded in Norway and moved its headquarters to Georgia, will pay $340 million for Trina’s factory. Trina will retain a minority ownership stake in Freyr, reports Bloomberg. The factory is set to reach full production by 2025, with firm contracts already locking in 30% of its estimated output for US customers.
The two companies announced the acquisition on November 6, the same day that Kamala Harris conceded the US election to Donald Trump. On July 31, senators introduced S.4873, a bipartisan bill aimed at…
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