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					</table><p>German conglomerate <a href="https://www.siemens.com/us/en.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Siemens</a> will start manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) string inverters in the U.S., specifically designed to serve the domestic market.</p>
<p>The manufacturing facility will be located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It will be owned and operated by Siemens’ long-time manufacturing partner <a href="https://www.sanmina.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sanmina</a>.</p>
<p>Manufacturing is expected to begin in early 2024, with a plan to scale the capacity by 5,200 Blue Planet (BP) TL3 string inverters equivalent to 800 MW annually. The string inverters of 125-155 kW capacity will have a California Energy Commission’s efficiency rate of 99%. They will be designed for a 1,000 or 1,500 Vdc solar array input and utilized for decentralized or virtual central design architectures.</p>
<p>The company also plans to produce utility-scale solar components to meet the demand for localized critical parts for solar PV by community and utility-scale solar developers and infrastructure providers.</p>
<p>Siemens expects to capitalize on the rising local solar component demand in the country coupled with the tax credits available under the Inflation Reduction Act.</p>
<p>According to a recent report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie, solar installations in the U.S. <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/in-best-quarter-ever-for-grow-47-yoy-to-6-1-gw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grew</a> 47% year-over-year to 6.1 GW during the first quarter of 2023, driven by a higher demand created through the Inflation Reduction Act and increased utility-scale solar installations.</p>
<p>Ruth Gratzke, President of Siemens Smart Infrastructure USA, said, “This new production line at the Sanmina facility represents Siemens’ strategic priorities to best serve our U.S. customers while being a key partner in our nation’s transition to a more sustainable future. The investments we’re making in communities like Kenosha and the work that we will be doing to bring renewable infrastructure to life will have a crucial impact as we work towards our net-zero goals as a country.”</p>
<p>Siemens has invested $3 billion in its U.S. manufacturing expansion and other strategic merger and acquisition activities over the last four years.</p>
<p>The company’s wind turbine manufacturing arm, Siemens Gamesa, <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/wind-turbine-component-failures-loss-for-siemens-gamesa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> a net loss of €2.56 billion (~$2.8 billion) during the third quarter of the financial year 2023 due to significant wind turbine component failures.</p>


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