伊利诺伊州(Illinois)商务及经济发展部近日向MicroLink Devices公司下发500万美元资金，用于新型轻质太阳能制造厂的建造。该工厂将用于生产高效轻质太阳能电池。该项目是美国复兴与在投资法案项下的伊利诺伊州可再生能源生产计划中的一部分。
"我们对于获得此项奖励激动万分。" MicroLink公司总裁兼首席执行官诺伦・潘(Noren Pan)博士表示，"这说明我们公司的技术有足够的实力能够为将在美国大规模使用的太阳能的发展做出贡献。"
MicroLink Devices receives USD$5 million grant to develop light weight solar cells plant
Semiconductor manufacturer MicroLink Devices, Inc. has been awarded a USD$5 million grant from the State of Illinois to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant to produce high efficiency, light weight solar cells.
“We are thrilled with, and humbled by, this award,” says MicroLink president and CEO Dr. Noren Pan. “It says a lot about the potential for our technology to contribute to the important role that solar energy must play in the future of the U.S.”
The award was granted by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). Funding was provided by the United States’ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Renewable Energy Production Program.