An energy-conscious company will soon open a new facility, creating 300 Pennsylvania jobs.
Flabeg, a German-based company that produces high-tech glass and mirror applications, will soon open its first solar mirror production facility in the U.S. in Alleghany County, creating 300 Pennsylvania jobs.
The facility will be used to manufacture parabolic solar mirrors used to help generate electricity at large solar power plants, according to a press release from the State of Pennsylvania.
The plant will be located on a 20-acre site in the Clinton Commerce Park in Findlay, Pa., and will include a 209,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The two-phase building project, which will cost $30 million, is expected to begin sometime this fall. The company also plans to keep the 198 workers at its Brackenridge plant, which produces glass for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
Pennsylvania provided $9 million in funding for the project, including a $1.2 million opportunity grant, $3 million from the machinery and equipment loan fund, a $2 million loan from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, $1.5 million in Infrastructure and Facilities Improvement Program grants, $900,000 in job creation tax credits and $400,000 in job training assistance.
“This was a very competitive project and Flabeg’s decision to expand operations here shows that the international community continues to take notice of Pennsylvania’s business environment and pioneering clean-energy efforts,” Governor Edward G. Rendell said in the press release. “With international leaders like Gamesa, Iberdrola, and Conergy already doing business in Pennsylvania, it’s clear that the commonwealth has established itself as a leader in the development of clean energy solutions.
“We’ve already created more than 3,000 jobs in the renewable energy industry and leveraged $1 billion in private investment and, with solar energy production growing at an incredible pace and markets continuing to expand, it’s clear that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg,” Rendell continued.
Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard requires that by 2021 at least 18 percent of all electricity sold at retail comes from clean, advanced energy resources. The state’s clean energy law ensures that when the solar share is in full effect in 2021, Pennsylvania will benefit from over 850 megawatts of solar-produced electricity.
The Flabeg project was coordinated through the Governor’s Action Team, a group of economic development professionals who serve as a single point-of-contact and coordination for businesses considering locating or expanding in the state. The Department of Community and Economic development’s Office of International Business Development and the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development provided additional support for the project.
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