Clean energy technology continues to be a leading industry for Ohio, and training workers to stay on the cutting edge of that technology is vital to the state's economic success.
With that goal, the Ohio Department of Development has approved 1.3 million dollars in energizing careers program grants for seven Ohio companies to train more than 700 employees in the advanced energy manufacturing sector.
The Dow Chemical Company in Findlay will receive just over one hundred and 62 thousand dollars for worker training to manufacture ' enlight ' polyolefin encapsulant films, which can enhance efficiencies in photovoltaic solar panels and lead to lower costs. The films improve the reliability and extend the service life of the solar panels.
Dow Chemical Company is currently retrofitting an existing building at the company's manufacturing site in Findlay to make the films. The company plans to train 70 incumbent workers with the energizing careers program training funds.
