Solar Solutions

2010.06.14
Dow Corning's Expert Presents at Center for Nanomaterials Design & Assembly Conference

WHAT:    Nicholas Powell, research and development physicist for Dow Corning’s Solar Business, will present “Silicone Photovoltaic Encapsulants: Optical Properties and Improved PV Performance” at the Center of Research Excellence in Complex Materials for Energy Applications at the Michigan State University. The presentation will highlight benefits of Dow Corning’s silicon-based cell encapsulant series including improved performance of solar panels.

WHEN:      11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., June 15, 2010

WHERE:    Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

For more information, please contact:

                  Cindy Esler
                  Global Marketing Communications
                  Dow Corning Solar Business
                  Telephone: (989) 496-7964
                  solar.solutions@dowcorning.com

To learn more about Dow Corning’s significant investments in solar power and the PV industry, click on these news releases:

• Dow Corning announces European investments in innovation and solar energy (June 2010)
• Dow Corning Announces Ellsworth Adhesives, Krayden, Inc. and K. R. Anderson, Inc. as Authorized Distributors of Silicon-Based Solar Solutions (May 2010)
• Dow Corning and Reis Announce Alliance to Market Breakthrough Solar Encapsulation Technology (April 2010)
• Dow Corning and Imec Collaborate on High-Efficiency, Low-Cost Silicon Solar Cells (April 2010)

About Dow Corning

Dow Corning (www.dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning^® and XIAMETER^® brands.  Dow Corning is a joint venture equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.