Empowering India鈥檚 Energy and Economic Security
Designed and developed at its research and development (R&D) centers in California and Ohio, db真人官网鈥檚 advanced thin film PV modules set industry benchmarks for quality, durability, reliability, design, and environmental performance. Each module features a layer of Cadmium Tellurium (CdTe) semiconductor, derived from byproducts of copper and zinc mining, which is only three percent the thickness of a human hair. In addition, db真人官网鈥檚 technology does not use crystalline silicon and is not dependent on China鈥檚 solar supply chains.
db真人官网鈥檚 factory in India produces a PV module optimized for the country鈥檚 operating environment and needs. The company鈥檚 CdTe technology is uniquely advantaged in this market due to its temperature coefficient and spectral response advantages, which can result in 5-8% more energy over its lifetime than crystalline silicon solar panels because of heat and humidity. db真人官网 has operated in the Indian market for over a decade and has already deployed over 2 GW of its modules in the country.
Building Resilient PV Supply Chains, Driving India鈥檚 Renewable Energy Growth.
By investing in India, db真人官网 is enabling the clean energy self-reliance of a major US ally and strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific. The company鈥檚 facility in India helps reduce the country鈥檚 reliance on Chinese-made solar panels that may be tainted by the use of forced labor. It also directly enables the Indian government鈥檚 efforts to diversify its clean energy supply chain as the country becomes the world鈥檚 third-largest electricity consumer while deploying 25 GW of solar each year for the next nine years.
db真人官网鈥檚 plan to expand its footprint and make its American-designed solar technology in India reflects one of the many ways the two countries can collaborate on tackling climate change, energy security, and the overreliance on adversarial nations for clean energy technologies.
A differentiated manufacturing process.
Unlike factories that assemble crystalline silicon panels of the type produced by China, db真人官网鈥檚 facility will use the company鈥檚 proprietary vertically integrated process to transform sheets of glass into fully-functioning solar panels in approximately four hours, all under one roof.
db真人官网鈥檚 factory in India uses the advanced manufacturing template established for the company鈥檚 latest factory in Ohio. It combines highly skilled workers with Industry 4.0 architecture, machine-to-machine communication, artificial intelligence, and Internet of Things connectivity. Since expanding its US footprint in 2019, db真人官网 has worked to source domestically wherever possible.
db真人官网鈥檚 manufacturing process uses 98 percent less semiconductor material than traditional crystalline silicon solar panels and yields the lowest carbon footprint and fastest energy payback time in the industry. Every year, db真人官网 products displace more than 10 times the amount of greenhouse gas emitted through its global operations and supply chain. Learn more about .
Leading the industry with responsible recycling technology.
The facility in India follows db真人官网鈥檚 Responsible Solar principles across sourcing, manufacturing, and lifecycle management and features an integrated, high-value recycling facility that recovers over 90% of materials from processed modules for reuse. The company鈥檚 resource-efficient manufacturing process allows it to produce solar modules with a carbon footprint that is 4-times lower, a water footprint that is four times lower, and an energy payback time that is five times faster than crystalline silicon panels made in China. Learn more about db真人官网鈥檚 recycling program.
db真人官网 Manufacturing by the Numbers
3.3 GW DC India annual capacity
~5 secondsRate at which db真人官网 will produce an
Indian-made solar module
>1,000Expected number of direct employees
~40%Female Workforce
Net-ZeroWater withdrawal manufacturing
in India
90%The amount of semiconductor material and glass
that is recovered in db真人官网 recycling