A startup backed by Bill Gates is aiming to build the U.S.’s first factory to make wafers for solar panels, a part of the supply chain China mostly controls
CubicPV is planning a factory in the U.S. to produce silicon wafers for solar panels, a component almost entirely controlled by ChinaDavid L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/Getty ImagesA startup backed by investors including Bill Gates is racing to build what could be the first silicon wafer factory for
, the latest example of the influence of recent legislation offering tax credits for green-energy projects.. There are currently no factories to make wafers for solar panels in the U.S., and the Energy Department has said building them should be a priority, since they could encourage faster development of other parts of the solar manufacturing industry as well.
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