Well-Known Solar Company Shifts Spotlight to Worker Safety
Over the last quarter century, SolarWorld AG has produced countless silicon wafers, solar cells and photovoltaic modules—while generating lots of media attention.
In 2007, the company purchased a Hillsboro, OR, facility from the Komatsu Group and made it SolarWorld’s U.S. headquarters. It’s the largest solar cell manufacturing facility in North America. The next year, SolarWorld announced a bid to buy the German automaker Opel from General Motors for 1 billion Euros. GM immediately rejected the bid.