Tesla Gigafactory 2
Location: Buffalo, Erie County, New York, U.S.
Type: Unique
Status: Operational
Year of establishment: 2016
Installed Capacity: 1 GWe
Project Description
The Tesla Gigafactory 2 is a photovoltaic (PV) cell factory, leased by Tesla subsidiary SolarCity in Buffalo, New York.
Purpose/Application
It is a key to creating a clean energy-manufacturing market. The Gigafactory provides ample capacity for 10,000 solar panels/day, equivalent to one GW/year, providing a competitive edge to cheaper panel factories in Asia and operating as one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world.
Unique Aspect
Production in large quantities will decrease the price of solar energy and as a chain reaction will promote more concept of clean energy.
Future Plans
The company’s expansion plan is to reach 2 GWe capacity of solar cells/year.
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