1. Wherever in the world you compete, Michigan can give you the Upper Hand.
Evergreen Solar Sees the Light
in Michigan.
E v e r g r e e n S o l a r.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g t h e f u t u r e r i g h t h e r e i n M i c h i g a n .
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Evergreen Solar has become one of the fastest-growing solar companies in the world
thanks to the proprietary technology they use to make their String RibbonTM
solar panels.
High-temperature filament is drawn through molten polysilicon, allowing the creation of
solar wafers with less waste and manufacturing cost. When Evergreen Solar added in-house
manufacturing of high-temperature filament, a critical component of the process, they needed
a location that had the chemical industry knowledge to scale up an electro-vapor
deposition manufacturing plant – quickly.
Enter Midland, Michigan. The deep chemical industry expertise of Dow Corning Corporation
and The Dow Chemical Company has created an understanding of technology manufacturing
that was a natural fit for Evergreen Solar. The pro-business attitude in the community ensured
that Evergreen’s new plant moved efficiently and painlessly through the local site review
process–in fact, their vice president commented that Midland’s process was the fastest he’d
ever been through. And the regional workforce, skilled in chemical process operations,
ensured that Evergreen will have a ready supply of workers to bring the new plant online and
scale up operations quickly.
This amazing success story is just one in a long line of Midland’s chemical industry
accomplishments. Since the founding of The Dow Chemical Company here in 1897, we’ve
built our community on developing the technology of the future. Evergreen Solar is reaping
the benefits of our passion for progress. So can you.