CPS will get sturdy trade help for plan to supply photo voltaic glass in Canada
CPS will get sturdy trade help for plan to supply photo voltaic glass in Canada
June 7 (Renewables Now) – Canadian Premium Sand Inc (CVE:CPS), the Calgary-based agency that goals to change into North America’s first built-in producer of patterned photo voltaic glass, stated immediately that its plans have been met with “enthusiastic help” from photo voltaic sector gamers.
CPS unveiled in an announcement that photo voltaic panel makers have submitted expressions of for the acquisition of extra photo voltaic glass than its future manufacturing facility will be capable to produce in its first section.
The corporate stated in order it applauded actions taken by US President Joe Biden to help the photo voltaic provide chain. On Monday, the Biden administration authorised a 24-month window throughout which photo voltaic builders throughout the US will be capable to supply photovoltaic (PV) modules and cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam freed from sure duties. It additionally invoked the Protection Manufacturing Act (DPA) to spur home photo voltaic panel manufacturing.
“This announcement gives elevated visibility into the trajectory of photo voltaic panel set up progress and provides clear help for the home photo voltaic panel manufacturing trade. Our plan to be the one North American provider of patterned photo voltaic glass is a well timed and required ingredient of building a North American provide chain for photo voltaic panel manufacturing,” stated Glenn Leroux, President & CEO of CPS.
In October 2021, the corporate introduced that following an in-depth evaluation of varied finish market segments for glass manufacturing, it had determined to focus its future manufacturing actions on the patterned photo voltaic glass market in North America. To that finish, CPS intends to build a solar glass factory within the Metropolis of Selkirk, Manitoba. The brand new web site will utilise the high-purity, low-iron silica sand from CPS’ fully-owned Wanipigow quarry leases and electrical energy generated from Manitoba Hydro’s energy grid.
