{"441891":{"#nid":"441891","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Spin-Off Grows with $100 Million Expansion Funds","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022contentsegment\u0022\u003ESolar cell-maker \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/adview?ai=BLpXG2j7kVdvYKIqZhASM0KSICKHI2sAHAAAAEAEgqZbaHzgAWPG15a2bAmDJvrmH4KO0ELIBE3d3dy5iaXpqb3VybmFscy5jb226AQlnZnBfaW1hZ2XIAQnaAaEBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5iaXpqb3VybmFscy5jb20vYXRsYW50YS9uZXdzLzIwMTUvMDgvMjEvMTAwbS1leHBhbnNpb24tdG8tcmlzZS1hdC1zdW5pdmEuaHRtbD9zdXJyb3VuZD1ldGYmYW5hPWVfYXJ0aWNsZSZ1PTIxNTE1MTA3Nzk0ZTc4NzdkYmVhNTgzODMzNWNkZSZ0PTE0NDAxNjI3MTeYAqCcAcACAuACAOoCHC80NjM1L2J6ai5hdGxhbnRhL29vcC9uZXdzLzH4AvfRHpAD4AOYA-ADqAMB4AQBkgULCAcQARgBINmq9BmQBgGgBiDYBwA\u0026amp;sigh=GdDjgYGmmxM\u0026amp;cid=5GjlVg\u0026amp;adurl=http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/imgad?id=CICAgKCT6ZCBgAEQARgBMgg2GhTHMVg3iQ%26t%3D10%26cT%3Dhttp%253A\/\/bizjournals.com%26l%3Dhttp%253A\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/profiles\/company\/us\/ga\/norcross\/suniva_inc\/3341325\u0022\u003ESuniva Inc.\u003C\/a\u003E will invest nearly $100 million in an expansion at its metro Atlanta headquarters, creating up to 500 jobs in Norcross.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022contentsegment\u0022\u003EThe expansion, sources said, will triple local manufacturing capacity and involve the addition of a new building.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022contentsegment\u0022\u003ESuniva, a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/adview?ai=BLpXG2j7kVdvYKIqZhASM0KSICKHI2sAHAAAAEAEgqZbaHzgAWPG15a2bAmDJvrmH4KO0ELIBE3d3dy5iaXpqb3VybmFscy5jb226AQlnZnBfaW1hZ2XIAQnaAaEBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5iaXpqb3VybmFscy5jb20vYXRsYW50YS9uZXdzLzIwMTUvMDgvMjEvMTAwbS1leHBhbnNpb24tdG8tcmlzZS1hdC1zdW5pdmEuaHRtbD9zdXJyb3VuZD1ldGYmYW5hPWVfYXJ0aWNsZSZ1PTIxNTE1MTA3Nzk0ZTc4NzdkYmVhNTgzODMzNWNkZSZ0PTE0NDAxNjI3MTeYAqCcAcACAuACAOoCHC80NjM1L2J6ai5hdGxhbnRhL29vcC9uZXdzLzH4AvfRHpAD4AOYA-ADqAMB4AQBkgULCAcQARgBINmq9BmQBgGgBiDYBwA\u0026amp;sigh=GdDjgYGmmxM\u0026amp;cid=5GjlVg\u0026amp;adurl=http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/imgad?id=CICAgKCT6ZCBgAEQARgBMgg2GhTHMVg3iQ%26t%3D10%26cT%3Dhttp%253A\/\/bizjournals.com%26l%3Dhttp%253A\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/profiles\/company\/us\/ga\/atlanta\/georgia_tech\/3331863\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E spinoff founded by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/adview?ai=BLpXG2j7kVdvYKIqZhASM0KSICKHI2sAHAAAAEAEgqZbaHzgAWPG15a2bAmDJvrmH4KO0ELIBE3d3dy5iaXpqb3VybmFscy5jb226AQlnZnBfaW1hZ2XIAQnaAaEBaHR0cDovL3d3dy5iaXpqb3VybmFscy5jb20vYXRsYW50YS9uZXdzLzIwMTUvMDgvMjEvMTAwbS1leHBhbnNpb24tdG8tcmlzZS1hdC1zdW5pdmEuaHRtbD9zdXJyb3VuZD1ldGYmYW5hPWVfYXJ0aWNsZSZ1PTIxNTE1MTA3Nzk0ZTc4NzdkYmVhNTgzODMzNWNkZSZ0PTE0NDAxNjI3MTeYAqCcAcACAuACAOoCHC80NjM1L2J6ai5hdGxhbnRhL29vcC9uZXdzLzH4AvfRHpAD4AOYA-ADqAMB4AQBkgULCAcQARgBINmq9BmQBgGgBiDYBwA\u0026amp;sigh=GdDjgYGmmxM\u0026amp;cid=5GjlVg\u0026amp;adurl=http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/imgad?id=CICAgKCT6ZCBgAEQARgBMgg2GhTHMVg3iQ%26t%3D10%26cT%3Dhttp%253A\/\/bizjournals.com%26l%3Dhttp%253A\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/search\/results%253Fq%253DAjeet%252520Rohatgi\u0022\u003EAjeet Rohatgi\u003C\/a\u003E, makes high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules. Suniva\u2019s cells can convert about 20 percent of the sun\u2019s energy into electricity, meaning fewer cells are needed to produce the same energy output. Conventional crystalline silicon solar cells average 15.5 percent to 16.5 percent efficiency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022contentsegment\u0022\u003EThe United States is the second-largest solar power market in the world, with California, alone, being the sixth largest.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022contentsegment\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/news\/2015\/08\/21\/100m-expansion-to-rise-at-suniva.html?surround=etf\u0026amp;ana=e_article\u0026amp;u=21515107794e7877dbea5838335cde\u0026amp;t=1440162717\u0022\u003ERead more about the local impact here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Solar cell-maker Suniva Inc. will invest nearly $100 million in an expansion at its metro Atlanta headquarters, creating up to 500 jobs in Norcross."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2015-08-31 08:11:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:26","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"441881":{"id":"441881","type":"image","title":"Rohatgi Suniva News","body":null,"created":"1449256190","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:09:50","changed":"1475895182","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:02","alt":"Rohatgi Suniva News","file":{"fid":"203098","name":"ajeet_rohatgi_crop.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ajeet_rohatgi_crop_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ajeet_rohatgi_crop_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1563893,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ajeet_rohatgi_crop_0.jpg?itok=zyWlpUdA"}}},"media_ids":["441881"],"groups":[{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"139","name":"Business"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"390","name":"Ajeet Rohatgi"},{"id":"10030","name":"Expansion"},{"id":"12701","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"215","name":"manufacturing"},{"id":"169729","name":"solar cell"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:christa.ernst@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Echrista.ernst@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}