The panels rolling off Illuminate USA lines will supply two domestic solar markets: rooftop (or residential) and utility-scale. Over time, we expect this project to expand the U.S. solar supply chain, creating even more positive impact in communities in Ohio and around the country.
Tour of Silicon Solar Panel Manufacturing: Illuminate USA (Pataskala, Ohio)
#solar
#solar-panels
#silicon
#manufacturing
#technology
#assembly
Illuminate USA is an American advanced manufacturing company. We are committed to developing renewable energy solutions through cutting-edge solar panel technology, sustainable practices and a dynamic workforce.
Illuminate USA’s new manufacturing facility is assembling solar panels ready for installation. The facility is producing bifacial solar panels using some of the most advanced and efficient panel assembly technology in the world.
What We’re Producing
- 5+ Gigawats produced per year
- 9.2 Million solar Panels
- 1 Million American Homes Powered
Hosted by: Paul R. Berger (ECE)
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/503101
Limited seating transportation has been arranged for OSU students from ECE. Pickup and dropoff will be 2015 Neil Avenue, underneath the Caldwell bridge. Tour will be about 1-hour only and transit to/from is less than 1-hour, so I listed now as 3-hours total.
Date and Time
Location
Hosts
Registration
-
Add Event to Calendar
- Illuminate USA
- 3600 Etna Parkway
- Pataskala, Ohio
- United States 43062
- Starts 25 September 2025 04:00 AM UTC
- Ends 11 November 2025 03:00 AM UTC
- 0 in-person spaces left!
- No Admission Charge
Agenda
Media
| Tour of Silicon Solar Panel Manufacturing: Illuminate USA (Pataskala, Ohio) | Thank you to Illuminate USA for hosting our IEEE professional and student chapters at Ohio State University. Impressive facility of 1800+ employees, having already produced 5+ GW since opening 2-years ago! Super impressive factory with 8 parallel product lines in a clean environment. Thank you to the sponsors of this trip, the IEEE Columbus' IEEE Electron Devices Society and IEEE Photonics Society joint chapter, and Ohio State's IEEE Undergraduate and IEEE Graduate Student Body (GSB) chapters. | 1.83 MiB |