Where will Topcon & IBC solar panels be made?

From pv magazine France French solar module manufacturer Carbon has revealed it plans to start pilot production at its vertically integrated TOPCon and IBC solar module factory in Fos-sur-Mer, in southern France's Bouches-du-Rhône department, in fall 2025. The factory will use a 500 MW pilot production line for TOPCon panels.

Will carbon build a solar farm in France?

Solar farm in France. Featured Image: Mny-Jhee/Shutterstock.com Industrial start-up Carbon has announced plans to build a 5-GW solar panel factory in France by 2025 and then triple its production capacity to 15 GW by the end of the decade.

What technology will be used to build a solar power plant?

The factory will rely on proven photovoltaic (PV) technologies such as TOPCon and IBC as well as low-carbon, Europe-made polysilicon. "Carbon is an ambitious but realistic project. Our originality lies in the integration of the entire value chain from silicon to modules.

Is carbon the future of solar?

Since its emergence onto the scene in mid-2022 with plans for 5GW of cell production in France by 2027 and a 20GW target by the end of the decade, Carbon has had some of the most ambitious plans and rhetoric in the solar industry.

Who makes Topcon solar panels in France?

Carbon, a French PV module maker, says its new €1.7 billion ($1.8 billion) manufacturing facility will initially produce TOPCon products. From pv magazine France

Will France and Europe build a Gigafactory for photovoltaic modules?

To build in France and Europe a set of gigafactories for wafers, cells and photovoltaic modules, capable of producing 5 GW in 2025 and more than 20 GW by 2030, by integrating the core of the value chain, from ingot growth to the assembly of photovoltaic modules.