Solarcycle Announces Solar Panel Glass Plant in Georgia

Solarcycle Inc., a solar recycling company, will invest $344 million in a solar glass manufacturing facility in Cedartown, Georgia. The facility will use recycled materials from retired solar panels to make new solar glass and create more than 600 jobs in the area, the company estimates.

“Solarcycle’s first-of-its-kind facility is a transformational investment for the Polk County community and will help drive its economy for years to come,” says Governor Brian Kemp. “In Georgia, our strong energy mix is one of the key reasons our state has attracted generational investments in recent years. We will keep working to secure our power supply through exciting projects like this one.”

Solarcycle currently operates two solar panel recycling facilities in the United States. The first, located in Odessa, Texas, opened in 2022, followed by a second facility in Mesa, Ariz., in 2024. The Georgia plant, which will be the first of Solarcycle’s facilities to manufacture glass in addition to recycling solar panels, is scheduled to begin construction in 2024 and be operational in 2026.

“There is no question that solar panel manufacturing is booming in the State of Georgia. We are thrilled to join the team and build our recycled solar glass plant in Cedartown, which will bring hundreds of good-paying jobs to Georgia and help the industry in its goals to build fully American-made clean energy solutions,” says Suvi Sharma, CEO and co-founder of Solarcycle. “We look forward to continued collaboration with the State of Georgia and the City of Cedartown.”

Source: https://www.sme.org/technologies/articles/2024/february/solarcycle-announces-solar-panel-glass-plant-in-georgia/