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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
Well there are two big solar cell companes in the Toledo area.... First Solar and Xunlight. Both were started with grants. First Solar is making product, Xunlight hopes to by this summer. Niether can even come close to making solar cells that are affordable to US customers, but govt and investors have funded them so far. I know employees/engineers at both places and while I wish them well, I doubt either company will do well long term.
Just south of me in Liepsic, Ohio there is a new ethanol plant that was funded by govt also. While I am happy for local neighbors who are getting good money for their corn crops, I hope they aren't stupid enough to think that ethanol has much of a chance to ever replace oil. While the farmers make a bit more now, the rest of us will pay for it at the grocery store as food becomes more expensive due to crops being wasted to make a tiny amount of ethanol.
Don't get me wrong, I welcome the idea of developing new forms of energy, but corn based ethanol and solar cells are pretty much a waste of time and tax payer money.
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Beat me to the Toledo solar companies. I know first solar are hiring many people, and it seems like they have more work than people.
There is also an ethanol plant in Lima, but it looks like the plant is stopping production after few months.
There are wind mills in Bowling Green that I guess do well too. They could probably add more wind mills across NW Ohio/SE Michigan that do well also.