Dive Summary:

• Semprius will be opening a new North Carolina plant later this month in the hopes that its high-efficiency concentrating photovoltaic (PV) technology will allow it to flourish.
• This new venture comes even as other plants have started closing down as a result of declining PV prices and following years of capacity additions and slowing installation growth.
• The state of North Carolina and Vance County paid $8 million in incentives to lure the company to the state.

From the article:

Semprius, a company that incubated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is nearly ready to step out into the real world, announcing that its first manufacturing plant, in North Carolina, will officially open on Sept. 26. ...