The grant may come just in time, as state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal less than two years ago threatened to sue the company over pollution caused by its engines.
In addition, UTC Power Corp. will receive $5,300,100 to open a new manufacturing facility to produce a low-sound and -emissions fuel-cell power plant.
The Roller Bearing Company of America in Oxford will receive $4,157,400 for the production of turbine blade and yaw bearings, which will be used in wind turbines.
STR Inc. of Somers will receive $829,020 for the manufacture of encapsulates and film that hold a solar module together. And Acuity Brands of Wallingford will receive $225,000 to re-equip its facility with equipment used in making lighting sensors.
Other major awards to non-Connecticut companies:
Solar Power
Hemlock Semiconductor Corp.: $141.9 million
Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC: $128.5 million
SolarWorld Industries America Inc: $82.2 million
CaliSolar Inc: $51.6 million
DuPont: $50.7 million
Nanosolar: $43.5 million
First Solar: $16 million
SunPower Corp.: $10.8 million
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd.: $2 million
BP Solar: $11.7 million
AE Polysilicon: $44.9 million
Wind Industry
Vestas: $51.8 million
Siemens: $35.8 million
Nordex USA Inc.: $22 million
Other Sectors
Cree Inc. (lighting): $39 million
United Technologies Corp. (industrial): $110 million
Alstom Inc. (nuclear): $65.7 million
Texas Instruments Inc. (electronics): $51.5 million
Volkswagen Group of America (automotive): $150 million
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