Evergreen Solar Breaks Ground on New Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts

Marlboro, MA, based Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of solar power products has broken ground for its new $165 million facility in Devens, Massachusetts. The new manufacturing plant will increase Evergreen Solar’s production capacity in Massachusetts by 75 megawatts and double its employee base in the state to more than 600. Evergreen currently operates its prototype production and manufacturing facility in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets solar power products using proprietary, low-cost manufacturing technologies. The Company’s patented crystalline silicon technology, known as String Ribbon, uses significantly less silicon than conventional approaches.