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Featured in Factory floor – 09-2026

Heterojunction’s long road to the US solar factory

For a cell technology that has spent much of the past three decades on the verge of a breakthrough, heterojunction (HJT) is enjoying another moment in the spotlight. This time, however, the setting is somewhat unexpected – rather than the established manufacturing centers of China and Southeast Asia, some of the most significant new commitments to HJT are emerging in the United States, Finlay Colville reports.
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Canadian Solar provides the most visible example of a manufacturer with a US presence committing to HJT technology. In July 2026, its CS PowerTech subsidiary officially opened the first phase of a new HJT cell factory in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The initial 2.1 GW phase forms part of a site intended to reach 6.3 GW of annual cell …

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