Stephanie on May 5th, 2009

The NY Times published an article this weekend about SolarWorld investing in Oregon.  Specifically, the solar giant is continuing work on its solar panel facility in Hillsboro, Oregon – just outside Portland. This is newsworthy for a couple of reasons.  Putting aside the obvious thrill that renewable energy supporters experience when hearing about a new [...]

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Stephanie on March 8th, 2009

In October 2008, the largest solar cell facility in North America was opened in Hillsboro, Oregon.  SolarWorld USA now has a plant that will generate 500 megawatts of energy per year by 2011. More than $500 million have been invested to allow for cell manufacturing equipment and crystal growing.  These efforts can be attributed in [...]

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