Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets solar power products primarily in the United States and Europe. The company manufactures String Ribbon solar panels utilizing its proprietary wafer manufacturing technology, which involves a process to produce multi-crystalline silicon wafers by growing thin strips of silicon that are cut into wafers. Its products include wafers, which are flat pieces of crystalline silicon that can be processed and assembled into solar cells; cells, devices made from silicon wafer and convert sunlight into electricity by means of a process known as the photovoltaic effect; and panels, which are assemblies of solar cells that are electrically interconnected and laminated in a durable and weather-tight package. It sells its products through domestic and international distributors, system integrators, project developers, and other resellers. The company has a strategic partnership agreement with Q-Cells AG. Evergreen Solar, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Marlboro, Massachusetts.