Chinese photovoltaic solar cell manufacturer Tongwei Group has unveiled its S2 plant, which boasts the first unmanned monocrystalline solar cell production line in the world. The plant is located at a site near Wuxi, Jiangsu province, and will be operational by mid-2018. Rival firm GCL System Integrated Technology also recently established a facility to test 4.0 fully automated manufacturing.
Chinese photovoltaic solar cell manufacturer Tongwei Group has unveiled its S2 plant, which boasts the first unmanned monocrystalline solar cell production line in the world. The company chose its 35th anniversary to unveil the facility, which has a starting nameplate capacity of 2 GW and will bring Tongwei's monocrystalline capacity to about 3.4 GW. Rival firm GCL System Integrated Technology also recently established a facility to test 4.0 fully automated manufacturing.