Ebon Solar to build $942M New Mexico plant

Dive Brief:

• Ebon Solar plans to build a $942 million solar cell manufacturing factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Delaware-based company said in an Aug. 7 press release.
• The facility will span 834,000 square feet, according to the release. The investment will create at least 911 jobs including operators, technicians and engineers with salaries ranging between $30,870 and $129,960, according to city documents.
• Ebon Solar is a subsidiary of Singapore-based chipmaker, Ebang International. The company formed Ebon in June 2021, and the investment aims to develop beginning-to-end advanced manufacturing of solar cells…