Honorable Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Visits Energy Conversion Devices,...

Honorable Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Visits Energy Conversion
Devices, Inc. and Tours United Solar Ovonic's State-of-the-Art Manufacturing
Facility

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Secretary of
Commerce Gary Locke today visited the Auburn Hills manufacturing facility of
United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER) ("ECD"), a manufacturer of proprietary, thin-film
amorphous silicon-based photovoltaic (PV) laminates, branded under the
UNI-SOLAR(R) name.

Secretary Locke, as well as representatives of Governor Jennifer Granholm,
Congressman Gary Peters, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
("MEDC") were given a brief tour of the facility to show how UNI-SOLAR
laminates are produced. Following the tour, Secretary Locke hosted a town-hall
meeting for approximately 50 employees of United Solar and ECD to discuss the
role of Department of Commerce in nurturing innovation, expanding the global
market for U.S. manufacturers, and the important role solar energy plays in
creating a cleaner environment and mitigating global warming.

Mark Morelli, ECD's president and CEO, said, "We were pleased to have an
opportunity to show Secretary Locke our state-of-the-art solar manufacturing
facility. Our flexible, lightweight solar laminates can play an important role
in advancing the Obama administration's alternative energy program. We look
forward to working with Secretary Locke, particularly in expanding emerging
markets for our technologically-advanced solar products."

During the town-hall meeting, Secretary Locke remarked, "The Obama
administration is committed to revitalizing American manufacturing - and a big
part of how we do that is building solar panels, wind turbines and advanced
batteries right here in the Midwest. The Commerce Department will directly
assist the small- and medium-size businesses across America who are at the
vanguard of America's renewable energy future."

About Energy Conversion Devices
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (NASDAQ: ENER) is the leader in building
integrated and commercial rooftop photovoltaics, one of the fastest growing
segments of the solar power industry. The company manufactures and sells
thin-film solar laminates that convert sunlight to energy using proprietary
technology. ECD's UNI-SOLAR(R) brand products are unique because of their
flexibility, light weight, ease of installation, durability, and real-world
efficiency. ECD also pioneers other alternative technologies, including a new
type of nonvolatile digital memory technology that is significantly faster,
less expensive, and ideal for use in a variety of applications including cell
phones, digital cameras and personal computers. For more information, please
visit www.ovonic.com.

SOURCE Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

Mark Trinske of Energy Conversion Devices, +1-248-299-6063,
mtrinske@uni-solar.com