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Leading PV Technology and solar-polar manufacturer, Suniva, plans to invest $250M in the Saginaw, Michigan area.

Emma Hughes, from PV-tech.org, wrote:

Michigan Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm has announced that Georgia-based Suniva will invest US$250 million in a new solar manufacturing facility in Saginaw County’s Thomas Township.  With this development, Suniva will create 500 new jobs over the next five years subject to receiving a Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee, which the company recently applied for.

"Today we welcome Suniva to our growing list of world-class green manufacturing leaders that are establishing operations here," Granholm said.  "They’re coming here for the skilled workforce, strong work ethic and competitive business climate that are synonymous with Michigan."

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA), on Michigan Economic Development Corporation recommendation (MEDC), has approved a PV Michigan Business Tax (MBT) credit valued at US$15 million over five years.  Michigan’s PV MBT credit provides a refundable tax credit for the construction and operation of a facility that develops and manufactures solar PV technology, PV systems or PV energy. 

"For the United States to reach its potential as a leader in renewable energy, it must support not only new innovative technologies, but also must revitalize its manufacturing base to aid these technologies in achieving swift scale," said John Baumstark, CEO of Suniva.  "All states have a powerful role to play in bringing new jobs and new technologies to market, and we applaud Michigan’s efforts.

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The UK showed how serious they are about leading the way in wind energy production. With a committed government providing three wind (offshore) energy companies with generous grants, they will now lay claim to the world’s biggest wind farm (soon to be under construction), generated wind energy, and now the largest wind turbine blades.

One of the three companies,Clipper Windpower, will receive a grant to build a prototype for the enormous blades. Clipper’s HQ is in California and they have a manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They also have a location in London which probably served them well in this deal.

Each–yes, each–blade will be approximately 70 meters long and weigh over 30 tons. The blades will go on the turbines that stand about 200 meters tall. For a point of reference, take a look at this blade made by Vestas last year. At one time, this was the largest blade used for wind energy in the world….

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