pv magazine USA: Benchmarking ES Foundry in a dynamic and diversified U.S. cell production landscape
ES Foundry leads U.S. cell manufacturing momentum by successfully retrofitting a South Carolina facility to scale PERC production toward 3 GW, underscoring the vital shift from simple module assembly to building a resilient domestic solar supply chain.
Solar panel makers and buyers have mixed feelings on Sec. 232 tariffs
The U.S. solar industry is still determining the effects of the Sec. 232 tariffs on polysilicon and its derivatives.
ES Foundry backs PERC amid US PV manufacturing shift to n-type
A wave of new heterojunction (HJT) solar cell and module manufacturing announcements in the US is highlighting the rapid shift in PV technology as the country continues to increase its domestic solar manufacturing supply chain.
What Solar Buyers Are Prioritizing — and What the Poll Results Miss
By Ken Johnston, VP of Sales A recent ES Foundry LinkedIn poll asked what matters most in solar cell and module procurement decisions as developers navigate domestic content requirements, FEOC rules and increasingly compressed project timelines. Among respondents, domestic content availability ranked first at 50%, followed by FEOC-compliant supply chains at 33% and the ability […]
ES Foundry at RE+ Northeast and Intersolar: What we heard and what it signals for 2026 procurement
Ken Johnston, VP of Sales This winter, our team spent time on the ground at two key industry gatherings: RE+ Northeast and Intersolar & Energy Storage North America. We wanted to listen closely, compare notes across developer types and project stages, and pressure-test what’s actually driving decisions right now. Across both events, the mood was […]
pv magazine: U.S. solar’s push for domestic bliss
Incentives in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 drove a surge in announcements of new solar manufacturing facilities across the United States, and the country now hosts more than enough module production capacity to meet forecast domestic demand for several years.
Powering Through A Wild Year Together: A 2025 Top 10 Countdown
If you’ve found yourself saying, “Is it really December already?” — you’re not alone. Across the solar industry, 2025 stretched us, challenged us and kept us on our toes. Most of us are wrapping up the year feeling proud of what we pushed through and more than ready for a long weekend. Policy shifted, FEOC […]
Powering the Shift: 2025 in Review
By Alex Zhu, CEO, ES Foundry 2025 was a defining year for U.S. solar manufacturing — and for ES Foundry, it was the year we proved what’s possible when urgency meets execution. From the moment we broke ground in Greenwood, South Carolina, our mission was clear: Turn policy into progress, and do it on a […]
Build What’s Ready: Why PERC Cells Are the Solution to America’s Solar Patent Gridlock
As patent battles spread across continents, the solar industry faces a legal traffic jam that could freeze U.S. cell supply. PERC remains the one clear path forward For years, the challenge in American solar manufacturing was scale. Today, it’s time. The U.S. has the policy framework — tax credits, Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) rules […]
pv magazine: ES Foundry Prepares to Accelerate Production of FEOC-compliant PERC Solar Cells
The South Carolina-based solar cell manufacturer plans to triple its output of domestic solar cells by the end of 2026.