The United States has increased the use of solar and wind power for electricity production. The U.S. Department of Energy claims that preserving your panels' surface with a glass coating can boost the photoelectric effect by up to 3-6%, therefore boosting potential demand in the glass coatings market.
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has received a $2.1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help design and pilot a rapid photovoltaic (PV) module assembly process that uses automation to eliminate time and labor from the current assembly process.
Senator Tom Carper, State Representative James Johnson, DNREC Deputy Secretary David Small, Croda International Plc Group Chief Executive Steve Foots and Croda Inc. President Kevin Gallagher broke ground on a $2.3 million solar installation project at the company’s Atlas Point facility in New Castle, DE.