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US President Donald Trump would have everyone believe that coal power is the best idea since sliced bread, but the the facts keep getting in his way. Coal is inevitably succumbing to the march of historical irrelevance and renewables are rising, particularly in the case of solar power. In the latest news, a new solar cell manufacturing operation is cranking up to full speed in the City of Cartersville, Georgia.
What’s So Special About A New Solar Cell Factory?
With so many solar factories coming to the US in recent years, another one is not particularly big news. However, this one is newsworthy from a size perspective. The firm behind the news is the US branch of Korea-headquartered Qcells, which is a bigger-is-better newsmaker unto itself.
Back in 2023, the company described how it planned to make the largest clean energy investment ever made in the US, with Georgia the focus of attention. The result is Cartersville, where Qcells has been manufacturing solar modules from solar components made elsewhere. As of June 9, the campus is now home to a solar cell fabrication facility, making Cartersville “America’s first and only vertically integrated solar factory” as described by Qcells.
