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NorSun Wafer Factory

NorSun

Tulsa, OK, USA

-95.8691325, 36.2142666

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 424

Additional Information:

Sector: Solar

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Wafers


Project Announcement Date: 9/8/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 5 GW

Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 320

Capital Investment: $620 million

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Silfab Solar and NorSun Set Agreement for Supply of Solar Silicon Wafers from NorSun’s Planned USA Factory”, Business Wire, 08 Sep 2023. 🔗


“NorSun developing 5 GW U.S. solar wafer facility, Meyer Burger in the wings”, John Fitzgerald Weaver, pv magazine USA, 17 Aug 2023. 🔗


“NorSun Plans $620M Investment in Oklahoma for U.S. Solar Wafer Manufacturing Operations”, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, 25 Jun 2024. 🔗


“Silfab Solar agrees to buy silicon wafers from NorSun’s planned U.S. factory”, Kelly Pickerel, Solar Power World, 08 Sep 2023. 🔗


“Solar-Parts Maker Opens US Plant as Biden Pushes Domestic Supply”, Bloomberg.com, 15 Aug 2024. 🔗


“NorSun to supply Heliene’s new US solar cell factory with silicon wafers”, Kelly Pickerel, Solar Power World, 15 Aug 2024. 🔗


“Norwegian Solar Manufacturing Company Plans New Factory In Tulsa”, Emory Bryan, news9.com, 22 Aug 2024. 🔗


“Solar parts maker NorSun ends Norway ops, shifts focus to US”, Martina Markosyan, Renewables Now, 18 Dec 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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