At Amonix, solar manufacturing is solar-powered (photos)
Amonix installs solar and other energy-saving specialty tools at its Gold LEED-certified concentrated solar manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas, Nev.
Candace Lombardi
In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our world rotating. A journalist who divides her time between the United States and the United Kingdom, Lombardi has written about technology for the sites of The New York Times, CNET, USA Today, MSN, ZDNet, Silicon.com, and GameSpot. She is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not a current employee of CNET.
One of eight giant concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar systems being used as the sole power for the Amonix manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas, Nev.
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Overview of the 214,000 square-foot Amonix manufacturing plant, which also includes some office space.
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Amonix MegaModules CPV systems (foreground) waiting to be installed.
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The North Las Vegas, Nev., factory currently employs more than 300 people. It also created 135 temporary construction jobs when it was being built.
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The facility is expected have a $560 million economic impact on Southern Nevada, according to statistics from the Nevada Development Authority.
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Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu (center) visiting the Amonix manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas, Nev.
