As part of the Recovery Act, these tax credits are focused on putting Americans back to work by building a robust domestic manufacturing capacity to supply clean and renewable energy projects with American made parts and equipment. These credits are also an important step towards meeting the President’s goal of doubling the amount of renewable energy the country uses in the next three years with wind turbines and solar panels built right here in the United States.
“Building a robust clean energy sector is how we will create the jobs of the future,” said President Obama. “The Recovery Act awards I am announcing today will help close the clean energy gap that has grown between America and other nations while creating good jobs, reducing our carbon emissions and increasing our energy security.”
“By investing in innovative clean energy manufacturing projects like these, we are not only creating good jobs now, but helping lay a new foundation to keep America competitive in the 21st century economy,” said Vice President Biden. “This is what the Recovery Act is all about.”
"There is no greater priority for this Administration than getting Americans back to work," said Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. "The awards announced today, together with the more than $5 billion in private sector capital spurred by our investment, will drive significant growth in the renewable energy and clean technology manufacturing sectors, good jobs, an energized private sector marketplace and a leadership role for the U.S. in these crucial high-growth markets."
"The world urgently needs to move toward clean energy technologies, and the United States has the opportunity to lead in this new industrial revolution," said Secretary Chu. "Today’s awards will create new jobs and jumpstart the industries we need to both solve the energy problem and ensure America’s future competitiveness."
This effort, along with other Recovery Act investments, will drive significant growth in the renewable energy and clean technology manufacturing sectors and give the United States the ability to lead globally in these markets. The investment tax credits, worth up to thirty percent of each planned project, will leverage private capital for a total investment of nearly $7.7 billion in high-tech manufacturing in the United States.
The projects announced today address the broad spectrum of manufacturing capabilities needed to support a robust clean energy economy. The projects were competitively selected through a rigorous merit review process and the companies chosen say they will create more than 17,000 jobs in some of the fastest growing parts of our economy.
Today’s announcement includes tax credits for numerous clean energy technologies and companies, including:
Smart Grid – Itron, Inc.’s OpenWay CENTRON meter is one of the first smart meters for the residential market providing built-in, two-way communications and a remote on/off switch which will give customers more choice and enable utilities to provide higher reliability at lower cost.
The expansion of manufacturing capacity in their facility in South Carolina will allow an annual production of four million meters. Itron estimates that one year’s production of the meters will be able to reduce electricity use by approximately 1.7 million MWh per year.
Building Efficiency and Energy Management – W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is producing an advanced membrane for high efficiency fuel cells for buildings and vehicles. The company’s products can help enable lower-cost fuel cells for use in electric vehicles or to power homes and businesses. They are also manufacturing an advanced turbine filter to improve the performance of gas turbines to produce greater outputs at lower cost and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Solar Energy – PPG Industries, Inc. will produce a double anti-reflective coating for glass to make solar cells more efficient. At their Louisiana facility, PPG will produce a special tire tread component that reduces rolling resistance and improves fuel economy. Before the solar industry had begun, PPG pioneered the first low-iron glass that has been used in solar cells and on countless solar installations over the past two decades. Today, this credit will help to expand the manufacture of one of the critical components of glass solar cells, the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) coatings of the glass, without which the cells cannot function.
Wind Energy – TPI Composites, Inc. is building a new manufacturing facility in Nebraska to produce next generation wind turbine blades. TPI says the facility will create over 200 new jobs and will have a capacity equivalent to supplying 265 wind turbines rated at 2.5 MW for a total electrical output of 663 MW TPI will also be expanding their existing manufacturing facility in Iowa to meet the anticipated increased demand for composite wind turbine blades. TPI’s composite materials made in both facilities are used to make lighter and stronger wind turbine blades and lighter and stronger (and more fuel efficient) vehicles.
While projects selected for this tax credit generally must be placed in service by 2014, approximately 30 percent of them will be completed in 2010.
As part of an innovative partnership between the Departments of Treasury and Energy, the two cabinet agencies worked together to develop, launch, and award the funds for this program in record time. The Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit authorized Treasury to provide developers with an investment tax credit of 30 percent for facilities that manufacture particular types of energy equipment. Qualifying manufacturers will produce solar, wind, and geothermal energy equipment; fuel cells, microturbines, and batteries; electric cars; electric grids to support the transmission of renewable energy; energy conservation technologies; and equipment that captures and sequesters carbon dioxide or reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
One hundred eighty three projects have been selected for the tax credit today.
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AAF will re-equip its manufacturing facility to establish a versatile mini-pleating and assembly process that is a capable of making polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and other synthetic media air filters for the ASHRAE (American Association of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers) and HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) markets. The end result will be a new product family of air filtration products to achieve lowest air pressure drop.
AAF will re-equip a manufacturing facility for the production of rooftop air-conditioning systems used on Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems.
AAF plans to re-equip a manufacturing facility to produce Next-Generation Centrifugal Chiller Rooftop Air Conditioning systems. The chillers are significantly more energy-efficient than those currently on the market.
Abound Solar will expand facility capacity with an additional manufacturing line. This facility is solely dedicated to commercial production of PV solar panels using cadmium telluride semiconductor technology.
Acuity Brands will re-equip an existing facility with equipment used in the production of energy-saving lighting sensors. Sensors are used in lighting applications to control light levels based on occupancy and are used in daylighting systems.
Acuity plans to manufacture three energy-efficient LED luminaire outdoor products in its production facility. Lighting fixtures that include light-emitting diode (“LED”) technologies can dramatically reduce energy consumption while reducing maintenance costs associated with the luminaire due to longer product lifetimes.
Acutemp will purchase equipment for a six-fold increase in manufacturing of high performance Vacuum Insulation Panels for residential refrigerators. The panels are used in high efficiency Energy Star appliances.
Advanced Energy Industries plans to establish a manufacturing facility for the production ofcommercial and utility-scale solar inverters. Inverters are used to integrate solar PV installations.
Aeroenvironment plans to manufacture a patent pending Mobile Charger that combines a battery pack with a Level 3 DC connector. It is designed for on-road service trucks to provide a quick charge to stranded battery electric vehicles similar to an “out-of-gas” situation.
Aeroenvironment plans to purchase equipment for manufacturing 25kWh LiTiO advanced battery packs and battery management systems.
Airxchange will expand a facility to produce Enthalpy/Energy Recovery Wheels (ERWs) that recycle up to 80% of previously expended energy in building exhaust air. The products allow preconditioning of incoming outdoor air 5-7 times more efficiently than conventional heating and airconditioning systems reducing design heating, cooling, humidification and dehumidifiation loads and conserving energy summer and winter.
Alstom will establish a new turbine manufacturing facility designed to manufacture the world’s largest steam turbines, with unit output up to 1700 MW. The new facility will focus on turbines used in advanced nuclear power plants, retrofitting existing turbines in nuclear power plants with higher efficiency technologies, turbines in new hydro power plants, and retrofitting existing turbines in hydro power plants with higher efficiency technologies.
The Alstom assembly factory will produce and assemble the complete nacelle for wind turbines including (hub, gearbox, frames, generator, electrical convertor, etc.) for its 60Hz North American product line. This product line is comprised of two wind turbine platforms; the ECO80 (1.67MW) and the larger ECO 100 (3.0MW).
American Railcar Industries will re-equip a manufacturing plant for the production of 500 structural steel towers per year for large-scale commercial wind turbines used to generate wind energy.
American Railcar Industries will re-equip a rail car manufacturing plant for the production of 500 structural steel towers per year for large-scale commercial wind turbines.
Amonix will manufacture low-cost solar electricity systems using inexpensive plastic lenses that concentrate sunlight. The systems generate 500 times more solar electric power from small, high efficiency solar cells.
Amonix will manufacture low-cost solar electricity systems using inexpensive plastic lenses that concentrate sunlight. The systems generate 500 times more solar electric power from small, high efficiency solar cells.
Applied Photovoltaics will manufacture solar energy modules for use in building integrated photovoltaics.
Bassett Inc. will manufacture wind turbine towers (for 100-1,000 KW turbines) and foundation components for all sizes of turbines.
Bassett Inc. will manufacture Carbon Capture and Sequestration systems to extract/trap carbon from waste streams from coal fired power plants.
Brevini Wind will establish a new manufacturing facitlity that will produce Main Drive Gear Boxes for wind turbine manufacturers. The product allows servicing of the gear box without the use of heavy lifting equipment to remove the entire gearbox from the wind turbine.
CaliSolar will build a new manufacturing facility to process silicon feedstock into finished solar cells.
CalStar Products will manufacture bricks and pavers from coal power plant fly ash. The process uses 88% less energy than traditional "fired" clay products, while avoiding the CO2 emission associated with concrete, and makes beneficial use of fly ash.
Cardinal Fastener & Specialty will manufacture hot forged, critical fasteners used in wind turbines – transportation bolts, tower bolts, nacelle bolts, and blade studs
Centrosolar Oregon LLC plans to build a manufacturing plant for PV solar modules based on crystalline silicon cells.
CertainTeed will manufacture residential cool shingles that meet or exceed Energy Star criteria and are LEED qualified. The high-solar reflecting shingles will reduce electricity for cooling, reduce GHG, and smog formation while maintaining aesthetically pleasing colors.
Climate Master will expand the capacity of existing manufacturing facilities that produce water-source heat pumps (WSHP), the core technology used in geothermal heat pump systems. Geothermal heat pumps allow high efficiency space heating and cooling.
Coolerado will manufacture commercial and residential air conditioning units that use a heat exchanger incorporating an innovative thermodynamic cycle to cool the air. The patented process creates a healthier, more comfortable living environment while significantly reducing energy costs.
Cooper Power Systems’ new facility will produce electrical transformers with amorphous steel cores. Amorphous steel core transformers provide 70% lower no-load losses than normal steel transformers.
Cooper Power Systems’ new facility will be producing high efficiency transformers. The basis of Cooper’s high efficiency technology lies with the higher grade of steel used to produce the core and coil of the transformer. Cooper utilizes the proper grade and quantity of silicon grain oriented steel in their manufacturing process to create a higher efficiency product.
Cree will purchase new equipment to add capacity and capability to lower production costs of LED chips and fixtures. LED lighting technologies represent a new source of high efficiency lighting.
Dow Corning – Solar Silane will build a new monosilane facility with 60% of production dedicated to the solar PV market. Monosilane is a key component in the production of amorphous thin-film solar panels.
Ductmate will expand manufacturing and tooling capabilities for the production of energy efficient HVAC ductwork featuring self-sealing fixtures.
Ductmate will expand manufacturing and tooling capabilities for the production of energy efficient HVAC ductwork featuring self-sealing fixtures.
Dupont will expand production of high-performance polyvinyl fluoride films. These films are used to produce the critical protective backsheet component of solar photovoltaic modules.
Eagle Claw will manufacture large wind turbine towers, a component piece of wind turbine systems used to generate electricity from wind energy. Towers are typically 250 to 400 feet tall and are composed of sections approximately 100 feet long that weigh 50 tons.
Ener-G-Rotors will install manufacturing capacity to build systems that turn low temperature heat from industrial processes, from 180F to 240F, into 50kW of electricity.
Enertech will expand its manufacturing plant to accommodate development, fabrication, and assembly of two new small-scale wind turbine models using innovate blade design and fabrication processes.
FAFCO will develop a next generation low cost, polymer based solar hot water heating system for homes. The complete system in a box will be low cost and easy to install.
First Solar will expand its manufacturing facility to produce fully completed thin-film solar modules. The solar modules are manufactured using a thin film of cadmium telluride (CdTe) as a semi-conductor material, which converts sunlight to electricity more efficiently than traditional crystalline silicon semi-conductor material.
Flabeg Solar U.S. Corporation will produce high-temperature solar thermal mirrors for concentrating solar power plants. The facility will produce both bent and flat mirrors for parabolic trough and power tower solar plants.
Flame Metals will purchase equipment used in heat treatment of gears for the gear assembly used in wind turbines.
GE will redevelop a manufacturing facility to produce Energy Star compliant heat pump electric water heaters that significantly improve energy efficiency compared to a traditional tank water heater.
GE will purchase machinery and equipment to produce efficient refrigerators, resulting in greenhouse gas reductions and energy savings.
GE will manufacture its 7FA heavy duty gas turbines that will deliver greater output and efficiency. The turbine will help reduce GHG emissions, while maintaining leadership in reliability, availability, and the operational flexibility that power generators need to achieve greater revenues in cyclic and peaking operation.
GE will re-equip a lamp plant to manufacture energy conserving T8 and T5 linear fluorescent lamps. These lamps will primarily replace less efficient T12 linear fluorescent lamps and HID lamps.
GEMX will re-equip an existing manufacturing facility. The facility will produce sodium metal halide batteries for various markets, including electricity grid support and regulation services to help support renewable energy penetration levels, enable remote power systems based on renewable energy sources, and help increase efficiency by reduced peak power demands.
GE will manufacture a commercially viable Heat Pump Clothes Dryer for residential application.
GE will re-equip a facility to manufacture new Energy Star compliant appliances – specifically, Ultra-high Efficient Dishwashers. This new dishwasher line will exceed the future, anticipated ENERGY STAR standards for residential dishwashers and be designed to plug into the ‘smart grid’ to effectively manage peak electrical demand.
GE Aviation will purchase machinery and equipment that will be used to manufacture the new GEnx aircraft engine. The GEnx engine will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the annual fuel consumption for its operators.
Great Lakes Industry will manufacture component precision gears for multi-megawatt wind turbine gearboxes. Nearly all multi-megawatt wind turbines use highly efficient gearboxes to drive electrical generator(s) inside the turbine nacelle.
GreenRay will manufacture a simplified "plug and play" AC solar electricity system for residential rooftops.
Guardian Automotive will re-equip an existing manufacturing facility for the purpose of producing bent solar mirrors. This project will double production capabilities to create 1 million bent solar mirrors annually to support the concentrating solar power industry.
Guardian Automotive wil re-equip an existing manufacturing facility to produce solar bent mirrors. The company will use new equipment to add the reflective coating to flat glass prior to bending to achieve the optimal reflective performance demanded by solar field developers.
Guardian Automotive will re-equip existing manufacturing facilities to produce solar bent mirrors. Guardian is extending its technological capabilities from advanced radical bent windshields into the solar industry.
Guardian Industries will expand production for an existing facility to produce unique low iron pattern glass used in solar applications. Once completed, this facility would be the only US owned manufacturer of solar low iron pattern glass in North America and would enable the production of more than 600MW of crystalline silicon modules
Guardian Industries will re-equip an existing manufacturing facility to produce bent solar mirrors. The project will modify and enhance the existing mirror line to enable the facility to mirror glass in a single throughput on the production line, while at the same time achieving a multi-layer specialized paint coating to protect and preserve the reflective layers of copper and silver. Preservation of these reflective layers is critical to the achievement of long service lives of highly reflective solar mirrors.
Hemlock Semiconductor will expand a manufacturing plant that produces polycrystalline-silicon used in the production of solar panels. The plants, when fully operational, will produce 19,200 metric tons per year.
Hexcel Corporation will establish a technologically advanced manufacturing facility to produce high-performance epoxy, glass, and carbon fiber composite materials. The composites will be used in the manufacture of wind turbine blades.
Ice Energy will expand a facility to design and manufacture energy storage modules for use with direct expansion air conditioners commonly found in commercial and small industrial applications. When deployed, the asset enables the storage of electricity from renewable energy resources in the form of ice.
ilumisys will automate manufacture of LED replacements for fluorescent lighting.
Ingeteam Inc. will manufacture wind turbine generators in various technologies, including PMG, DFM, xDFM. They will also manufacture power converter and control systems for both the wind and solar industry.
Itron plans to re-equip an existing facility to produce the OpenWay CENTRON meter, a fully inter-operable, solid-state smart meter with a built-in, two-way communications path and integrated remote on/off switch. The CENTRON meter is the first advanced meter for the residential market providing open-standards architecture, modular design for communications flexibility, and extensive functionality to support smart grid infrastructure.
Johnson Plate & Tower Fabrication will establish and design a facility to manufacture commercial wind towers. The facility will produce property that, after further manufacturing, will become Specified Advanced Energy Property used in the production of energy from wind resources.
Johnson Plate & Tower Fabrication, Inc. will re-equip a facility to manufacture commercial wind towers to be used ultimately with turbines to generate renewable energy.
Kaydon will apply the tax credits to re-equip and expand an existing manufacturing facility to produce “critical pitch and yaw” bearings used in the production and assembly of wind energy turbines.
Martifer-Hirschfeld Energy Systems LLC will develop a factory for the production of steel towers for wind turbine generators. This evolution will allow the wind tower plant to achieve considerable gains in terms of efficiency and in production times.
Merrill Technologies Group will invest $73 million in advanced manufacturing equipment to support the production of nacelles for Northern Power’s new 2.2 MW utillity-scale wind turbine. Project will progress through prototype and pilot phases into serial production.
Metglas, Inc. will purchase equipment for a casting expansion to increase domestic production of amorphous metals that form the core of the most energy efficient transformers. The equipment will reduce the amount of lost electricity due to transformer distribution losses.
Miasole will manufacture Solar PV Cells and modules based on an innovative thin-film production technology. These Solar PV Cells will drive lower the costs of renewable clean electricity generation.
"Miasole will manufacture Solar PV Cells and modules based on an innovative thin-film production technology. These Solar PV Cells will drive lower the costs of renewable clean electricity generation."
Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. will create a new facility that will manufacture nacelles for 2.4MW wind turbines. These nacelles will be used for the production of wind energy.
Monogram Refigeration, LLC will install newly purchased machinery and equipment to produce both Energy Star-qualified and non-Energy Star qualified refrigerators. The creation of these energy efficient appliances will result in a reduction of energy usage.
Nanosolar will factory produce tools for the manufacturing of low-cost, low-GHG emission solar cells, using nanotechnology-enabled roll-to-roll processes. Tools enable high throughput production steps including printing of electronic ink, annealing, various deposition steps, cell assembly, and quality control and testing of structural and functional properties of product.
Nordex USA, Inc. will build its first facility for wind turbines. This project will use renewable energy and will help build wind turbines to generate renewable energy.
Nordic Windpower will establish manufacturing operations for an innovative wind turbine technology that uses two blades and a patented teeter-hub technology that dampens loads. The end product will result in a lightweight turbine that is at least 10% less costly to manufacture, install, operate and maintain than competing systems for renewable wind energy production.
Novozymes Blair, Inc will install equipment at a new manufacturing facility to produce biocatalysts (enzymes) used in manufacturing cellulosic ethanol from corn stover by the biochemical platform (biomass pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation, distillation). These biocatalysts will aid the production of biofuels as a renewable energy source.
Pacific Metal Fab, LLC will re-equip and expand its manufacturing facility to produce components for passive solar water heaters, specifically tanks, plumbing modules, and the frames that hold them. These components will promote greater energy efficiency in appliances.
Porocel Industries, LLC will construct and operate a plant for drying, grinding, calcining, and packaging process steps for the production of intermediate material used in the production of Conoco Phillips’ CPreme® Anode. The result will aid in competitive domestic battery manufacturing capability.
PPG Industries will manufacture a Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) coating for glass to be used as a substrate to construct photovoltaic solar cells. The result will aid in competitive domestic solar PV panel manufacturing.
PPG Industries will produce a double anti-reflective coating for glass that will permit increased light transmittance in solar modules. The result will aid in competitive domestic solar PV panel manufacturing.
PPG Industries will manufacture Hi Sil 190 G and Hi Sil HDP 320 G, highly dispersible silica and to sell to tire manufacturers. The product, when incorporated into the tire rubber, will create a tire with reduced rolling resistance. The resulting product will increase vehicle fuel efficiency.
Premium Power will establish a manufacturing facility to produce its proprietary Zinc-Flow® advanced renewable energy storage systems. The technology will deliver high energy storage density, long product life, and deep discharge capability for use in SmartGrid.
Ramgen Power Systems, LLC will produce a CO2 compressor capable of converting coal plant CO2 into a supercritical fluid that can be sequestered. The result is projected to be more efficient and cost-effective for Carbon Capture and Storage.
ReflecTech, Inc will manufacture Mirror Facets made with ReflecTech® Mirror Film which will reflect sunlight onto the receivers of Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collector systems. Facets will match or exceed the optical and structural characteristics of the existing glass mirrors, but will aim to be more cost-efficient and durable. The end product will aid domestic solar power production.
RE-Gen will build a factory to produce Biomass Gasification Furnaces with a capacity of 250 systems/year. The result will aid the domestic biofuels industry while promoting energy efficiency.
Ringdale will purchase equipment to expand production capacity of commercial LED lighting and advanced lighting controls technology. The results will address outdoor, street, area lights, and indoor recessed down-lights, and will promote greater energy efficiency.
Rioglass Solar Inc will manufacture tempered glass parabolic mirrors designated for use in concentrated solar power plants. The placement of the mirrors are specifically integrated to derive maximum electrical production from the sun. The resulting technologies will aid domestic solar panel production.
Rogers Foam Automotive Corporation will manufacture a component to be used in the thermal management system of Lithium Ion Battery assemblies for electrical vehicles. This sub-component consists of an outer gasket, which locates the component in the assembly, a multi-layer pressure conformable membrane,which provides the constant pressure and a bonding agent, which attaches the outer gasket and membrane. The resulting product will aid domestic battery manufacturing for electric vehicles.
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc will produce turbine blade and yaw bearings, both of which will be used in wind turbines. The blades are attached to a hub by large pitch bearings which facilitate movement allowing optimal performance with varying wind conditions. Yaw bearings allow the nacelle to be directed into the wind allowing more efficient conversion of wind into electricity. The resulting technologies will aid domestic production of wind turbines and renewable wind energy.
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc will produce turbine blade and yaw bearings, both of which will be used in wind turbines. The blades are attached to a hub by large pitch bearings which facilitate movement allowing optimal performance with varying wind conditions. Yaw bearings allow the nacelle to be directed into the wind allowing more efficient conversion of wind into electricity. The resulting technologies will aid domestic production of wind turbines and renewable wind energy.
S&C Electric Company will re-equip a facility to produce a fault-interrupting device for overhead distribution system, Smart Grid applications, and switchgear for underground distribution system Smart Grid applications. These technologies will help installation of distributed renewable generation on electric distribution systems, close to the residential, commercial and industrial loads that consume the electric power.
Saint Gobain Solar Glass NA will manufacture mirrors used in concentrating solar power (CSP) technology that involves generating electricity by directing the light on to photovoltaic cells or other solar thermal generating technologies. The resulting product will help aid in domestic solar technologies manufacturing.
Schuff Steel will construct a wind turbine tower manufacturing facility with a planned capacity of 300 wind towers per year.
Serious Materials Inc is manufacturing highly insulating, high performance fiberglass windows. The resulting product will be cost-efficient and will promote energy efficiency.
Sharp Electronics Corp will expand current solar manufacturing operations by installing a new crystalline photovoltaic module production line (E-Line) within its current solar facility. The resulting product will be a cost-efficient source of renewable solar energy.
Shaw Modular Solutions LLC will fabricate modules used in advanced, passively-safe, nuclear stations which avoid GHG emissions. The resulting product will aid the domestic nuclear energy industry.
Siemens Energy Inc. will build a new manufacturing plant for assembly of wind turbine nacelles and hubs for Siemens wind turbines. The resulting products will aid the domestic wind power industry.
Siemens Energy Inc. will expand a wind turbine blade manufacturing facility. The expanded facility will be capable of producing both 45 meter and 49 meter blades for the Siemens SWT-2.3mw wind turbine. The resulting product will aid the domestic wind power industry.
Siemens Industry, Inc will manufacture the mechanical drives, gears, pinions, and other components for gear boxes for wind turbines. The resulting product will aid the domestic wind power industry.
Solar Power Industries will produce multicrystalline cells up to 156mm by 156mm in size, which will then be integrated into solar modules. The resulting products will aid the domestic solar energy industry.
Solar Power Industries, Inc will focus processes on high purity silicon ignot casting, slicing, and cell processing operations to produce silicon bricks, wafers, solar power systems, and solar module components. The resulting product will aid the domestic solar energy industry.
Solar Strategies will re-equip a modular home facility to produce net zero-energy homes. By combining energy conservation techniques, energy producing technologies, smart metering, Energy Star-rated appliances, and energy management systems, the company aims to produce thousands of solar modular homes that generate more power than they consume over the course of a year. The resulting homes will promote energy efficiency in the residential construction industry.
SolarWorld Industries America Inc. will expand the existing 100 MW solar PV manufacturing plant to 500 MW. The facility focuses on crystal growing, wafering, cell and module production. The resulting product will aid the domestic solar power industry.
Southwire will re-equip a facility for new manufacturing lines to produce cables optimized specifically for wind and solar applications that will extend the grid to allow for collection of power within renewable energy systems. The resulting technologies will aid SmartGrid capacity and technology.
Spire Semiconductor, LLC will manufacture a very high efficiency concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) Cell and Receiver Assembly (CRA) to be incorporated into CPV systems. The resulting technology will aid the domestic solar energy industry.
Stion Corporation will manufacture high efficiency (11-12%+) CIGS thin-film photovoltaic modules on glass. The resulting technology will aid the domestic solar energy industry.
Stirling Energy Systems, Inc will produce Azimuth drives used to track the sun for the SunCatcher, a 25 kW solar dish. The resulting technologies will aid Solar Concentrating Solar Power industry domestically.
Stirling Energy Systems, Inc will produce pedestals, hubs, facet support structures, booms and mirror facets that combine to serve as the radial solar concentrator dish structure of the SunCatcher, a 25 kW solar dish. The resulting technologies will aid Solar Concentrating Solar Power industry domestically.
STR, Inc. will manufacture encapsulants that are specialty extruded sheets and film that hold a solar module together and protect the embedded semiconductor circuit. The resulting technologies will aid the domestic solar PV panel manufacturing industry.
Sumco Phoenix will slice, clean, and inspect and inspecting silicon wafers. These silicon wafers will then be sold for integration into solar power modules. The resulting technologies will aid the domestic solar power industry.
Sumco Phoenix will be manufacturing and shaping silicon solar blocks. These silicon blocks will then be sent for further processing into solar wafers and sold to solar equipment manufacturers. The resulting technologies will aid the domestic solar technologies manufacturing industry.
SunEarth, Inc will manufacture liquid flat plate solar thermal collectors for medium temperature domestic water heating and industrial processes and will manufacture standard and custom rolled and ultrasonically welded absorber plates and fin-tubes. The resulting technologies will be used in energy efficient solar hot water heaters.
Suniva Inc will manufacture monocrystalline silicon-based solar cells. The resulting technologies will aid the domestic solar power industry.
Suntech will manufacture a line of poly-crystaline solar modules as well as its new "Pluto" modules.
Texas Instruments will re-equip a facility and purchase equipment to produce 300mm wafers for advanced power management semiconductors.
Dow’s plant will produce special coatings for use in solar cell manufacture. The "films" are used to laminate cell components together to form a rigid structure, offering significant benefits to solar cell manufacturers.
Dow will produce photovoltaic cells built into residential and commercial roofing and siding products. Dow’s technology imbeds solar cells into shingles, sidings, and other materials, enabling lower production and installation costs.
Think North America will establish a U.S. manufacturing operation/facility (a vehicle assembly operation as well as facilities for fabricating vehicle components) for the Think City light-weight EV-dedicated vehicle for sale throughout North America.
Tindall Corporation will build a facility to manufacture concrete tower bases and concrete towers for wind turbines, which will help provide more efficient wind energy production.
TPI is expanding its manufacturing facility in order to fill the anticipated greater demand for composite wind turbine blades from its customer General Electric and GE’s wind farm customers.
TPI will operate a new manufacturing facility to produce the next generation wind turbine blades made by combining reinforcing fibers from glass or carbon, resin, foam, and balsa wood.
United Technologes’ Pratt & Whitney will re-equip existing manufacturing facilities for the production of a jet engine, the Pure Power® PW 1000G. The resulting engine will increase and promote greater fuel efficiency.
UTC Power will open a new manufacturing facility to produce a clean, efficient and reliable fuel-cell powerplant offering more than twice the efficiency of traditional energy sources, while maintaining a low sound and emissions profile.
Vela Gear will build a plant to produce advanced wind turbine parts with improved technology. The facility will produce large precision gear sets designed specifically for the wind industry.
Vestas Blades produces blades for wind turbines used in the production of wind energy. The utility-scales blades, which convert wind into mechanical motion, are approximately 44 meters in length.
Vestas Blades will produce blades for wind turbines used in the production of wind energy. The utility-scales blades, which convert wind into mechanical motion, are approximately 44 meters in length.
Vestas Towers will produce tubular wind towers that support wind turbines at heights ranging from between 80 and 95 meters above ground.
W.L. Gore will retool a manufacturing facility with next-generation equipment used to produce a key component of fuel cell systems that will be used to improve fuel efficiency in vehicles and other applications.
W.L. Gore will re-equip two manufacturing facilities in New York and Maryland to produce the Gore Turbine Filter, a technology for gas turbines that delivers higher fuel efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Wacker Polysilicon’s manufacturing plant will produce roughly 10 metric tons of pure polysilicon annually. One hundred percent of the output will be for the photovoltaic solar cell market.
Waukesha will expand an existing plant to produce very large, high-voltage power transformers. The company anticipates that more than 80 percent of them will be used to help bring renewable energy to distant load centers or to replace aging, less efficient transformers.
Wausaukee Electric Systems will manufacture fiberglass wind turbine components.
Winergy will build a new facility to manufacture power transmission equipment and gearboxes for wind turbines. The facility will enable Winergy to produce 100 percent of its gear units domestically.
Xunlight’s first product is a flexible and lightweight photovoltaic solar energy module, which uses thin film silicon-based solar cells and can be rolled for shipping. This product was designed for easy application on rooftops.
Yingli plans to open a manufacturing facility to produce its solar energy modules in order to better serve its US customer base.
ZF Steering plans to re-equip its manufacturing facility in order to increase its production of welded and fabricated component kits used in 2MW and 3MW wind turbines.
