Manufacturing Energy - Applied Materials

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 by Craig Zamary
I had a great phone conversation last week with Rob DeLine from Applied Materials. Rob works with Energy & Environmental Solutions for Applied Materials.

I am very impressed with the direction their company is headed when it comes to manufacturing energy. Applied Materials has a new way to define solar energy and one of the ways is through energy innovation and green manufacturing.

Applied Materials - Two Green Thumbs Up AwardBut first, here are some interesting facts:
  • Applied Materials is #1 in Silicon Process Equipment
  • They Produce the world's largest and most powerful thin film panel
  • #1 in LCD display equipment
  • #1 Solar PV Process Equipment & experienced world leader in Solar PV technology
One of the things I loved hearing about was the Applied SunFab Solar Module Production Line which enables customers to manufacture world class, 5.7m2 thin film silicon photovoltaic modules.

The Applied SunFab Line delivers state-of-the-art green manufacturing capability needed to produce the lowest cost per watt modules. There are no factories in the US at this time, but there are many of these factories throughout the world that are in production and seeing the benefits.

Green Energy TV is giving the Two Green Thumbs Up Award to Applied Materials because what's great about them is the fact that these factories are creating thousands of green jobs, delivering hundreds of millions of dollars annually in local economic growth, enabling clean energy to be produced locally, they are helping to create energy independence and their business model helps keep jobs local. Maybe cities going green and states going green need to look very closely at Applied's model for here in the US and look to create real green jobs that sustain cities, communities and provide clean energy solutions.

Keep up the great work Applied Materials. For more info, visit their blog at http://blog.appliedmaterials.com/ 

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