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Floridian at Tampa request_12Aug22

  • 1.  Floridian at Tampa request_12Aug22

    Posted 08-12-2022 09:38 AM
    Good day to all
                               Best wishes. Happy to see National Security Initiative for Chip funding. Can we consider the simple large area PN junction device, the SOLAR CELL and apply under this initiative too as ENERGY is one of the security pillar too at USA. Can ASES advocate strongly towards this. My second request is that many solar companies at USA are consumer- centric and hence buy 1) solar panels away from USA 2) batteries and inverters away from USA predominantly.  Can ASES/advocate strongly for MADE IN AMERICA solar products.  

    Besides, most of the solar cell ( front end process )  are not in Florida, the sunshine state. CAN ASES advocate and convince USA solar MNCs to consider USA SUNBELT ( Examble Tampa-FL ). Currently back end manufacturing JENKO solar panel and Q-Cells solar panel are made at Florida. In addition to No Li ion battery start up or manufacturing in FL as we may need few trillion batteries soon....

    Looking forward to ASES guidelines and support to a FLORIDIAN REQUEST. 

    Other notes:
    - First Solar has plants in Ohio/vietnam/Malaysia and India
    -SUNRUN is a big consumer of overseas solar products 
    - REC has a big base at Singapore
    - Q-cells are finally coming back
    - Mission Solar panel manufacturing is here but solar cells do come from vietnam. Happy to see Mission solat at St Antonio in expansion mode. 
    - Maxeon closed down ( except R and D ) and moved to Malaysia and Philipines and Mexico.
    - the list goes on........

    Cheers - gopalakrishnan PhD
    Well-Wisher of  Green Initiative