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Amonix signs lease for North Las Vegas solar factory

The Southern Nevada Water Authority's 308 kW (DC) site in Henderson is one of three facilities in Nevada using Amonix's CPV technology

California company Amonix has signed a lease for its new 214,000 square foot manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

The firm which currently produces concentrated photovoltaic solar power systems out of its headquarters site in Seal Beach, California, is currently expanding with two new sites, the Nevada facility and another in Arizona.

The company said its new plant at North Pecos Road, North Las Vegas, will be up and running by the end of 2010.

The project should create 278 “green” jobs.

Plans are to develop a plant to operate 24 hours a day, seven days each week, producing enough solar equipment each year to generate 150 megawatts of power.

Brian Robertson, CEO of Amonix, said: “Amonix chose this site because our CPV solar systems are ideal for sunny and dry climates like Nevada. This plant puts additional capacity in close proximity to where many of our systems will be installed.”

CPV

Concentrated solar PV technology from Amonix involves the use of optical lenses to focus sunlight on solar cells, strengthening it by many times.

The technology allows for much higher efficiencies than conventional PV technology, which Amonix says means more energy can be generated for each acre of land used.

Amonix solar power systems have already been installed at three locations in Nevada – the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, on the campus of UNLV and at Nevada Energy’s Clark Generation Station.

The company said it will use its new North Las Vegas facility to manufacture solar power systems for additional installations in Nevada and for export to neighboring states.

“Amonix, welcome to your new home,” said Mayor Shari L. Buck of the City of North Las Vegas. “I’d like to thank all of our leaders in Congress who made the Recovery Act a reality. This plant, made possible through public-private cooperation, will make a real difference to our community and families.”