The
companies
say
their
combined
investment
of
about
$2.7bn
represents
a
vote
of
confidence
in
solar
power.
Hemlock
—
a
Dow
Corning
joint
venture
with
Mitsubishi
Material
and
Japan’s
Shin-Etsu
Handotai,
the
world’s
leading
supplier
of
semiconductor
silicon
—
has
allocated
$1.2bn
for
its
plant
in
Clarksville,
64km
northwest
of
Nashville.
The
site
will
have
an
initial
capacity
of
10,000
tonnes
when
it
comes
on
line
next
year,
with
room
to
expand
to
21,000
tonnes.
In
May,
Hemlock
confirmed
that
it
is
in
talks
with
Republican
Governor
Bill…
