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Enbridge & First Solar to Open the Largest Photovoltaic Facility in the World


The Sarnia Solar Project will be expanded from 20 megawatts (MW) of capacity to 80 MW making it what the two firms say is the largest operating photovoltaic facility in the world.


Enbridge and First Solar have completed the expansion of the Sarnia Solar Project from 20 megawatts of capacity to 80 megawatts (MW) making it what they say is the largest operating photovoltaic facility in the world.


To celebrate this milestone, Enbridge will hold a Grand Opening celebration in Sarnia, Ontario. Enbridge and First Solar representatives along with the Ontario Energy Minister, Hon. Brad Duguid, will be on-hand after the formalities to speak with the media.


The investment in SEED includes two new buildings that will complement the company’s existing Business & Technology Center in Seneffe, increasing capabilities and capacity for research and development in Europe.


The investment in SEED includes two new buildings that will complement the company’s existing Business & Technology Center in Seneffe, increasing capabilities and capacity for research and development in Europe.


One facility, a Synthesis Technology Center for the European area, will house laboratories and chemists focused on increasing Dow Corning’s innovation portfolio of silicon-based materials and boosting research in sustainable technologies. A second facility, a European Solar Solutions Application Center, will seek to advance the


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Dow Corning Unveils $13M Solar Energy Exploration and Development Center Plans


One of the facilities, a European Solar Solutions Application Center, will seek to advance the company’s technology for use in photovoltaic cells. Construction is expected to begin later in 2010.


Dow Corning has unveiled plans for a $13 million investment in a Solar Energy Exploration & Development Center (SEED) at its European headquarters in Seneffe, Belgium. This investment expands the company’s ability to innovate with a broad range of European customers using its silicon-based materials while also enhancing the company’s European-based solar energy research and development capabilities.


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