Ppg Receives Solar Funding

PPG Industries has received a US$ 2.1M award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to help design and pilot an automatic photovoltaic (PV) module assembly process. It hopes to create a process that uses automation to eliminate time and labour from the assembly process. PPG will use the funding to develop liquid encapsulants that will enable PV modules to be manufactured without the need for capital-intensive laminators. PPG will match each dollar committed by the DOE, resulting in a total public-private investment of around US$ 4.2M in the project. For more details, please visit: www.ppg.com/en/newsroom/news/Pages/20140220A.aspx