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Transformational Technology Could Cut Production Costs of Silicon Wafers in Half

Project to Create Significant Solar Manufacturing Efficiencies and is Expected to Generate Over 2,000 Jobs

Project Expected to Create up to 300 Construction Jobs in Arizona and Employ Innovative Technologies that Increase Reliability and Energy Production

Projects Will Create Nearly 1,800 Jobs, Expand CSP Deployment, and Drive Down Cost of Solar Installations

Project Expected to Create Over 300 Jobs and Produce Clean Geothermal Power

Project Expected to Create Over 300 Jobs and Produce Clean Geothermal Power

Washington D.C. -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $45.6 million loan guarantee by the Department of Energy to support a 20 megawatt AC photovoltaic (PV) solar generating facility. The project, sponsored by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Inc., is being supported by DOE with funding from the 2009 Recovery Act.

Recovery Act-Funded Solar Generating Facility Bringing Over 600 Jobs to Nevada

Project is One of the First Utility Scale, High Concentration Photovoltaic Energy Generation Facilities in the U.S. and the Largest of its Kind in the World

California Solar Project Estimated to Create Over 1,000 Jobs and Avoid Over 710,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide Annually