CPS upsizes prepare for Canadian solar glass manufacturing facility to 6 GW

• Canadian Premium Sand Inc, a Calgary-based solar glass distributor that intends to become North America's very first integrated maker of patterned solar glass, has upgraded its original strategy after securing off-take agreements with significant panel manufacturers.

In a project upgrade last week, CPS stated it will aim to produce 800 tonnes of solar glass daily in the City of Selkirk, Manitoba, dramatically more than the initial 550 tonnes. This will certainly cause an annual production capacity of 6 GW.

The development will certainly be embarked on in order to meet higher-than-expected need, the Canadian firm stated as it unveiled binding fixed-cost off-take agreements with Hanwha Solutions Firm, Heliene Inc and Meyer Burger connected to 62% of the scheduled output capacity. An alternative is additionally available to prolong the volumes to cover 77% of the capacity.

In addition, CPS has authorized numerous memoranda of understanding (MOU) and expects them to convert into industrial off-take agreements.

The Manitoba site will certainly produce a range of formed solar glass specifications, including typical 3.2 mm-thick front glass for the property and business roof sector, in addition to 2.0 mm-thick glass for the bifacial energy market. PCL Constructors Canada Inc and also Henry F Teichmann Inc have been worked with as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service providers, with the preliminary deal assuring an optimum cost for the system of CAD 880 million (USD 652.2 m/EUR 597.5 m).

CPS chose Manitoba as residence to its production plant at end-2021, intending to utilise the high-purity, low-iron silica sand from its fully-owned Wanipigow quarry leases as well as power produced from Manitoba Hydro's power grid.