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United Solar Ovonic today announced that the company is honored to host the United States Secretary of Commerce, the Honorable Gary Locke, at the company's Joint Venture facility in Tianjin, China.

The JV entity, United Solar Ovonic Jinneng Ltd. (USOJN), operates a state-of-the-art solar manufacturing facility in the Hua Yuan Hi Tech Industrial Park in Tianjin. The facility manufactures thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to energy, and has 15 MW of nameplate capacity with enough space to expand to 60 MW. USOJN is well placed to take advantage of the growing demand for renewable energy in China as reflected in the country's aggressive goals for increased renewable energy.

"We are honored that Secretary Locke will visit our facility as part of the Obama Administration's first cabinet level trade mission," said Mark Morelli CEO of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER), United Solar's parent company. "Support from Secretary Locke and the Department of Commerce has been instrumental in introducing our products and technology in China."

"Having visited United Solar's Michigan manufacturing facilities, I know that they are on the cutting edge of clean energy technology," Secretary Locke said. "This joint venture is a combination of U.S. and Chinese ingenuity that uses new technologies, creates jobs in both countries, and reduces our carbon footprint."

During Secretary Locke's visit, United Solar Ovonic entered into an agreement with NYKE Solar Integrators, a Chinese solar integrator, for the sale of 500 KW of UNI-SOLAR® PV laminates for installation on NYKE's Solar Technology Demonstration Center and manufacturing facility as a demonstration project. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-July, 2010. Upon the successful completion of the demonstration project, the companies expect to work together on additional projects.

United Solar's unique lightweight, flexible laminates offer excellent low light sensitivity and superior kWh/kWp production, and are very well suited to the Chinese market. USOJN will import solar cells from United Solar's sister plants in Michigan and assemble them into 5.2 meter long 144 kWp flexible solar laminates at the Tianjin facility. The facility's 15 MW output will fill the needs of the Chinese market only; no products will be exported. At full capacity, the facility will produce enough solar power annually to eliminate 19,320 metric tons of carbon equivalent emissions in China while creating green jobs in Michigan and Tianjin. This is truly a win-win situation for both the US and China.

About United Solar Ovonic

United Solar Ovonic, building on technology invented and pioneered by ECD, is the world leader in thin-film amorphous photovoltaics. Because of characteristics unique to the United Solar Ovonic solar cell technology, such as lightweight, ruggedness and flexibility, it is an ideal building-integrated photovoltaic roofing systems for residential, commercial and industrial customers.

ECD holds the basic patents covering the continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing of thin-film amorphous-silicon alloy multi-junction solar cells and related products. More info is available at www.uni-solar.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future net sales or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to expansions, business trends and other information that is not historical information. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this release and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Risks that could cause such results to differ include: our ability to achieve sustainable profitability; our ability to maintain our customer relationships; our ability to expand our manufacturing capacity in a timely and cost-effective manner; the worldwide demand for electricity and the market for solar energy; the supply and price of components and raw materials for our products; and the resolution of pending legal disputes. The risk factors identified in the ECD filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could impact any forward-looking statements contained in this release.

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