Although Americarb is not a solar panel manufacturer, every bit of operation indirectly helps further alternative green energy. Americarb is an essential part of the process by supplying insulation product to silicon ingot producers. These silicon ingots are the material that are cut into wafers and in turn are part of each cell of the solar panel, capturing, converting and conducting new energy.

The solar/photovoltaic industry is propelling forward more every day. Industry expertise calculations determined photovoltaic market installations reached a record high of 18.2 GW in 2010. Nearly a 140 percent growth year over year. Additionally, global revenues for the PV industry were $82 billion, an increase of 105% from $40 billion the year before. Just as this industry continues to be “hot as the sun” it is also becoming more economically viable than ever. Production costs for photovoltaic cells are approaching only $1 per watt making the technology very competitive with the price of coal-fired electricity.