Tesla Panasonic Solar Factory

Tesla and panasonic are ending joint production of solar cells at tesla s gigafactory 2 facility in buffalo new york according to a report in the nikkei asian review on tuesday.

Tesla panasonic solar factory.

Designed to be a net zero energy factory upon completion the facility will be primarily powered by solar and installation is already underway. Once complete tesla expects the gigafactory to be the biggest building in the world and entirely powered by renewable energy sources. Panasonic said it will stop producing solar cells and modules at tesla s factory in buffalo n y ending a four year joint venture with the electric automaker. Tesla and panasonic have finalized an agreement this week to begin the manufacturing of photovoltaic pv cells and modules at the buffalo ny factory.

A new report shows that tesla s solar factory in buffalo which the company dubbed gigafactory 2 mainly serves as a panasonic factory to supply other solar companies. Still the gigafactory is about 30 percent done. When production of the solar roof begins tesla will also incorporate panasonic s cells into the many kinds of solar glass tile. Panasonic s withdrawal from buffalo follows scrutiny of the factory that new york spent close to 1 billion to develop for solarcity the solar energy company tesla acquired in 2016.

Panasonic invested in the production of solar cells at the factory which has recently been renamed gigafactory new york and tesla agreed to buy those cells to put inside the solar roof tiles. Plan to end their solar partnership at the electric car maker s state subsidized factory in new york. Panasonic is restarting production at tesla s buffalo new york solar panel factory this week after some businesses in the western new york region have been given the green light to reopen the. These high efficiency pv cells and modules will be used to produce solar panels in the non solar roof products.