Chinese-based OEM Sungrow will build a PV inverter and battery storage manufacturing facility in southwest Poland, its first outside Asia.
Located in Wałbrzych, Lower Silesia, the planned 65,400 m² facility will manufacture both solar PV inverters and battery energy storage systems (BESS), with an annual nameplate capacity of up to 20GW and 12.5GWh of each, respectively.
According to the company, the new facility is scheduled to begin operations within the next 12 months and represents an investment of €230 million (US$271 million).
Shawn Shi, president of Sungrow Europe, said: “Lower Silesia’s history of skilled technical expertise in electronics, automation and advanced manufacturing made it the prime location for our new factory. We intend to hire locally to tap into this expertise, as we live our commitment to grow with the communities we serve.”
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Sungrow currently has three manufacturing hubs, all located in Asia: one in Hefei, China; one in Bengaluru, India; and one in Chonburi, Thailand.
The firm’s grid-scale PowerTitan 2.0 and 3.0 BESS products have inverters integrated into them, so-called AC blocks.
