Toxic waste casts cloud on Massachusetts solar co.
By Christine McConville
Friday, July 3, 2009 Evergreen Solar Inc., one of Massachusetts’ rising green energy stars, is
on its way to becoming one of the state’s top producers of hazardous waste. Evergreen Solar Inc., one of
Massachusetts rising green energy stars, generated more than a million
pounds of hazardous waste last year, according to a report filed recently
with the state Department of Environmental Protection. The company's report
for 2008 shows that it created nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrogen
fluoride, and sodium hydroxide. The plant is operating at 40 percent
capacity. When the company's Devens plant is running at full capacity and
making some 780,000 solar panels a year, it could be among the state's top
three creators of hazardous waste. |