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Motech Solar

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Taiwanese solar cell manufacturer

Motech Industries Inc. or Motech Solar, is a solar cell manufacturer based in Taiwan, ranked as the 6th largest solar cell manufacturer in the world in 2007. As part of an expansion effort into the US, Motech purchased the AstroPower plant in Newark but subsequently closed it down in 2014 due to operational costs. Since then, the company has expanded operations to include production of whole panels.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 3, 1981Founded1

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Motech Industries Inc. or Motech Solar, is a solar cell manufacturer based in Taiwan, ranked as the 6th largest solar cell manufacturer in the world in 2007.2

The story

Motech Industries Inc. was founded in 1981 as a designer and manufacturer of test and measurement instruments. The company entered into solar cell production in 1999 as a pioneer in the manufacturing and marketing of high-quality single and polycrystalline silicon solar cells in Taiwan. The company is the largest solar cell manufacturer in Taiwan and one of the top ten manufacturers worldwide in terms of production capacity and output.

From Wikipedia’s article on Motech, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • silicon

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Timeline

  1. Jun 3, 1981Founded Founded1

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