Dow Corning Corporation

Solar Solutions Application Center – Dow Corning Corp., recently opened a Solar Solutions Application Center in Freeland, Michigan, to collaborate with customers to develop, evaluate and pilot materials solutions used to manufacture solar panels. More...

Evergreen Solar

Wafers for Solar Panels – Evergreen Solar utilizes a unique String Ribbon wafer manufacturing process, which forms solar panels by drawing chemically coated “strings” through a bath of molten polycrystalline silicon, improving quality control and reducing raw material waste while decreasing the environmental impact of the manufacturing process. More...

Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation (HSC)

Polycrystalline Silicon for Electronics and Solar Devices – Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation (HSC), a Dow Corning joint venture with two Japanese companies, the largest producer of polycrystalline silicon in the world, is planning its third expansion in four years. Targeted for 2010, the $1 billion expansion will increase their output by 90%. More...

Fulcrum Composites

Advanced Sandwich Panels and Composite Structures for Solar Applications – Founded in Midland in 2004 as a spin-off from The Dow Chemical Company, Fulcrum Composites' unique, proprietary Micro-Comb™ foam core sandwich panels offer improved price performance and increased design freedom compared with existing alternatives. As a result, Fulcrum’s products have tremendous potential in the alternative energy industry. More...