Solar-Parts Maker Opens US Plant as Biden Pushes Domestic Supply

Norway-based NorSun AS plans to open a solar parts factory in the US by 2026 as companies take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act incentives targeted at boosting domestic solar manufacturing.

The company has entered a multi-year contract with solar panel maker Heliene Inc. to supply them wafers — a major raw material used in constructing the modules — from the new facility, the companies said in a statement. The 5-gigawatt factory will be located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Chinese firms dominate solar supply chains, and US manufacturers have had to rely on them for wafers. Companies are now seeking to ...