Imperial Star Solar marked major milestones in 2024, overcoming economic and geopolitical challenges to establish operations in multiple locations and expand market reach. As a trusted U.S. solar manufacturer, we prioritize efficiency, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. Strong partnerships have driven our success, and we’re poised for even greater growth ahead.
As a reliable solar manufacturer, we are expanding our U.S. footprint with a focus on sustainability, domestic content requirements, and maximizing opportunities under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Our strict operational practices and strong partnerships position us to navigate policy risks and support continued growth in a dynamic and evolving industry.
We’re excited to share this year’s achievements with you!
Powering Growth: U.S. Production & Integrated Supply Chain
Tomball, TX Module Factory
The 2GW module facility produced the first Texas-made utility-scale module in 2024.
Domestic content-eligible modules available in H1 2025 with U.S. cells, frames, encapsulant, junction box and beyond.
One of the fastest welding cycles in the industry.
Best-in-class testing and production equipments.
Approximately 8,000 pieces of modules delivered per day.
An additional 2GW in capacity expansion planned in 2025.
Laos Wafer/Cell Factory
95%+ yield rate with AI-enabled wafer cutting, thinnest in the industry with low TTV, reducing costs and boosting efficiency.
Supports P-type, N-type, and HJT cells.
2 GW TopCon and PERC cell plants completed for wafer synergy.
Indonesia Module Factory
The 2 GW module facility in Indonesia, which has commenced production this year, is successfully meeting rising customer demand while mitigating policy risks.
Strength in Unity: Forging Domestic Content Partnerships
We celebrate the strategic partnerships we secured, particularly over the course of this year. The following provides a synopsis of our achievements.
Cell Partnership with Suniva
Latest securement with Suniva for cell manufacturing, which enhances our capacity to offer more domestic content capabilities to our clients.
Frame Partnership with CZT
Partnership with CZT Energy USA, a domestic frame supplier, further underscores our commitment to domestic content.
We are tirelessly exploring and forging strategic alliances to not only help our customers meet domestic content threshold requirements, but further propel our growth, streamlining our production line and operations. We are always open to exploring meaningful partnerships and welcome the opportunity to discuss potential collaborations - contact us to discuss.
Commitment to Quality: Obtaining Key Accreditation
This year, alongside our eight existing accreditations, we have 1 exciting accreditation achieved and is near earning another accreditation.
Kiwa PVEL Top Performer
We were recognized as the top performer in 6 categories of the 2024 Kiwa PVEL PV Module Reliability Scorecard, demonstrating exceptional quality and reliability across Thermal Cycling, Damp Heat, Mechanical Stress, Hail Stress, PID, and LID + LETID.
This recognition highlights our unwavering commitment to provide high-quality, reliable solar technology even beyond North American, despite prioritizing US-focused growth. We collaborate closely with clients to ensure rigorous quality assurance and instill confidence in our solutions.
Amplifying Our Reach: Expanding Market Presence
Since the beginning of the year, we've undertaken a re-branding effort to promote our products, brand, and services, driving marketing expansion and organic growth. This has sharpened our mission of sustaining growth through reliable U.S.-focused manufacturing, reinforcing our position as a trusted solar solutions provider and advancing the industry.
Exhibitions
We attended over 10 major events -including but not limited to Infocast, RE+ Anaheim, PV Cell Tech, American Clean Power Association, and PV ModuleTech.
Conferences
We also contributed as keynote speakers, sharing our insights and experiences as a global solar manufacturer and domestic content provider, and offering perspectives on the shifts and hurdles we’ve observed in this sector.
Supporting Our Communities: Outreach and Impact
We are not only committed to expanding our branding outreach but our community as well - giving back is central to our mission. As outlined below are our key initiatives taken. We actively seek opportunities to collaborate on meaningful initiatives, both locally or globally, to give back to the communities.
GivePower Commitment
We aim to support the well-being of the communities - GivePower is the first of many charitable contributions to come. We pledge to donate to this organization for solar-powering those regions in need.
Closing out 2024 and Embracing 2025
As 2024 comes to a close, we take pride in reflecting on a year filled with milestones and achievements that have strengthened our company and commitment to producing high-quality and reliable products through sustainable practices and operations. We have paved the way for continued success - both in 2024 and in the years ahead. The following summarizes our key milestone accomplishments in 2024.
Most importantly - we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt thanks to our invaluable customers and partners. If you appreciate our content, the evolution of our company, or are interested in exploring a potential partnership - we invite you to follow and contact us.
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Join Us at 2025 Events!
As we move forward, we're enthusiastic about deepening our partnership with you in 2025 and for years to come. Here are some significant industry events where we're looking forward to meeting up：
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America: February 25–27, 2025 | San Diego, CA
Solar + Wind Finance & Investment Summit: March 16–19, 2025 | Phoenix, AZ
PV ModuleTech USA: June 17–18, 2025 | Napa, CA
RE+ 2025: September 8–11, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV
PV CellTech USA: October 7–8, 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area