TIANJIN, China and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 2010 -- United Solar Ovonic on May 21, 2010 announced that the company is honored to host the United States Secretary of Commerce, the Honorable Gary Locke, at the company s Joint Venture facility in Tianjin, China.
The JV entity, United Solar Ovonic Jinneng Ltd. (USOJN), operates a state-of-the-art solar manufacturing facility in the Hua Yuan Hi Tech Industrial Park in Tianjin. The facility manufactures thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to energy, and has 15 MW of nameplate capacity with enough space to expand to 60 MW. USOJN is well placed to take advantage of the growing demand for renewable energy in China as reflected in the country s aggressive goals for increased renewable energy.
"We are honored that Secretary Locke will visit our facility as part of the Obama Administration s first cabinet level trade mission," said Mark Morelli CEO of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER), United Solar s parent company. "Support from Secretary Locke and the Department of Commerce has been instrumental in introducing our products and technology in China."
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