Mage Solar to locate US headquarters in Dublin, GA

ATLANTA (BNO NEWS) – Mage Solar GMBH, a German manufacturer of solar energy products, will locate its North American headquarters in Dublin, Georgia, Governor Sonny Perdue announced on Monday.

Mage Solar is based in Ravensburg, Germany. The company markets high-grade photovoltaic modules, high-performance branded inverters, and mounting systems used in the solar energy industry. Mage Solar will invest $30 million and expects to create 350 jobs over the next five years.

Dublin in Laurens County was selected to host Mage Solar’s headquarters and a new manufacturing facility for solar panels, the only of this kind in Georgia. Mage will include a division for engineering and integration solutions for solar parks and building installations.

“We are pleased to welcome Mage Solar to Georgia as we celebrate another headquarters coming to our state. Mage gives us the opportunity to expand our leadership position and industry competitiveness in the renewable energy sector,” said Perdue.

The German company also plans to build an academy for solar education. Laurens County was selected due to being one of Georgia’s inaugural Certified Work Ready Communities of Excellence as well as a result of the county’s pipeline of skilled talent for these types of operations.

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