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United Solar Ovonic Breaks Ground for Second Solar Cell Manufacturing Site
United Solar Ovonic's groundbreaking ceremony for its second 25-megawatt thin-film triple-junction solar module manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich., featured keynote address by Honorable Samuel W. Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Energy.
The 160,000 square foot state-of-the-art solar cell manufacturing facility doubles United Solar Ovonic's production capacity and will employ approximately 200 people.
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Secretary Bodman Speech
Remarks by Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman during the launching of the United Solar Ovonic's new solar facility.
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Secretary Bodman Press Release
Press Release issued by Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman after his launching of the United Solar Ovonic's new solar facility.
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Video
Highlights from United Solar Ovonic's new 160,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art thin-film solar module manufacturing facility groundbreaking ceremony.
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Photo
Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman (second from left) is being briefed by Stan Ovshinsky, President and CTO of ECD Ovonics and Chairman and CEO of United Solar Ovonic, on the technology of thin-film triple-junction photovoltaic solar panels during a tour of the existing United Solar Ovonic plant in Auburn Hills, MI. Stan indicated that, during the roll-to-roll manufacturing process, nine miles of solar cells are deposited in 72 hours.
Shown in the photo also are Co-Founder and Vice President Iris Ovshinsky (center), Chairman and CEO Bob Stempel (right), and United Solar Ovonic President and COO Subhendu Guha (left).
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Press Release
Honorable Samuel W. Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Energy, as Part of His "Energizing America for Energy Security" Tour, Delivers the Keynote Address at United Solar Ovonic's Groundbreaking Ceremony.
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Site Rendition
Artist's rendition of the second United Solar Ovonic solar cell manufacturing facility.
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United Solar Ovonic is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
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