In case you missed the coverage on Fox35 or in the Orlando Business Journal in April, here's an update. Advanced Solar Photonics, located off Rinehart Road in Lake Mary, Florida is in the process of assembling a solar panel manufacturing line, which will bring 1500 new jobs to Central Florida.
Having secured a 318,000 square foot facility last year, ASP is in the assembly stage of developing two processing lines in the facility, which we call SolarFAB™. In the plant, ASP will manufacture both thin film and monocrystalline photovoltaic solar modules.
"As the only manufacturer of solar panels in the state of Florida our projects will focus on lowering Florida’s carbon footprint as we have projects pending with the local schools, universities, military bases, etc. We are also partnering with Florida utility companies to develop power purchase agreements where the utility company will purchase power generated from our solar farms. Additionally, we will provide solar panels and commercial solar energy generating systems to distributors throughout the world, " said Maureen McHale, Advanced Solar Photonics Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
"Our solar panels will be 100% Made in America from the material, components, and equipment used in production. We are very proud to be the only monocrystalline solar panel manufacturer in the United States that can say our panels are 100% Made in America," said McHale.
Currently, clean rooms are in place, equipment is being installed and a pilot line will be up and running within the next few weeks to allow for full certification. The first mono-crystalline panels are slated to come off the line by the end of July. Starting at 5MW in July ramping up to 100MW at the end of 2009 and every quarter thereafter ASP will increase our capacity by 50MW to be at 500MW of production capacity by 2011. This will be largest solar manufacturing plant in the United States.
Full thin film production is scheduled to ramp up by late 2010. ASP expects to hire approximately 200 people by the end of the summer and another 1300 over the next two years.
Media Contact:
Maureen McHale
mmchale@advancedsolarphotonics.com
407-804-1000 x317
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