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Thanks to a new semiconductor manufacturing method, the future of solar energy just got brighter. Researchers have developed a more efficient, lower-cost method of manufacturing compound semiconductors such as gallium arsenide for many electronic device applications, including solar cells. The group deposits multiple layers of the material on a single wafer, creating a layered stack of gallium …

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In the quest for 60 votes for climate and energy legislation, one essential group is a manufacturing caucus of about a dozen Senators, led by…

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Iosil Energy Corporation , an innovator in the production of high-purity solar grade polysilicon for the photovoltaic industry, announced today that it has secured $13.5 million in equity financing in an oversubscribed round. Â New investors BankInvest New Energy Solutions, SiC Processing, Bekaert, Epic Ventures, and Gideon Hixon joined existing investors EnerTech Capital, Cycad Group, and …

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WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The United States must commit to developing a domestic manufacturing sector capable of meeting heightened demand for the parts, systems and components of the growing clean energy economy, a strategy that is key to ensuring that federal clean energy investments create quality, high-paying jobs in the United States. This would avoid indirectly …

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Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in February at the fastest pace in four months as companies boosted payrolls in anticipation of accelerating orders and sales.

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Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) — Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in February at the fastest pace in four months as companies boosted payrolls in anticipation of accelerating orders and sales.

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Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) — Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in February at the fastest pace in four months as employment accelerated and sales expanded.

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Bill Ford Jr., executive chairman of the Ford Motor Co., told a luncheon crowd of more than 400 at Laurel Manor & Banquet Hall in Livonia that a healthy manufacturing base is vital to the strength of metro Detroit and the U.S. economy.

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The plant will employ 300 within two to three years with a potential of up to 500 thereafter.

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The captains of industry who gathered Monday at the National Summit all seemed to agree on one thing: The United States needs to be a world leader in clean technologies. Making the planet greener could help revitalize the country’s ailing manufacturing sector and restore the nation’s reputation for innovation, several speakers said.

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