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DOE Announces $50 Million Funding for Solar Grid Parity Demonstration Program

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DOE Announces $50 Million Funding for Solar Grid Parity Demonstration Program

Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Steven Chu announces $50 million in funding for solar energy grid parity demonstration program for innovative solar technologies leading to cost-competitive solar energy that helps solar reach this important milestone.

German Company Investing $1 Billion in Solar Energy Plant in Tennessee

By Chris de Morsella on February 28, 2009 Comments Off on German Company Investing $1 Billion in Solar Energy Plant in Tennessee Chattanooga, chlorine, Clarksville, Germany, green collar job, Hemlock Semiconductor, hyperpure polycrystalline silicon, OLIN Corp, polysilicon, Rudolph Staudigl, solar cell feedstock, solar energy, solar panels, solar resources, southwestern United States, Tennessee, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, Wacker Chemie AG

Wacker Chemie AG will build a $1 billion plant in southeastern Tennessee that is estimated to create 500 green collar jobs in the region to manufacture hyperpure polycrystalline silicon, primary material used in the manufacture of solar panels. The company has purchased a 550-acre site about 30 miles northeast of Chattanooga. purchasing the site in Chattanooga will enable it to quickly build up its production capacity outside of the Euro zone in order to meet the projected growth in demand for solar cell feedstock in the US market.