CX-006383: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Project Eagle Direct Wafer Manufacturing Plants CX(s) Applied: B1.23, B1.31 Date: 07/28/2011 Location(s): Massachusetts Offices(s): Loan Guarantee Program Office

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July 28, 2011
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Project Eagle Direct Wafer Manufacturing Plants
CX(s) Applied: B1.23, B1.31
Date: 07/28/2011
Location(s): Massachusetts
Offices(s): Loan Guarantee Program Office

The Department of Energy proposed action is to issue a loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies for Project Eagle, which includes retrofitting and re‐equipping two existing facilities to produce standard multicrystalline silicon wafers for solar cells using 1366's proprietary Direct Wafer manufacturing process.