Marlboro, Massachusetts April 17, 2008 – Evergreen Solar, Inc. ( Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost String Ribbon™ wafer technology, today announced it will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, June 18, at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time at The Courtyard Marriott in Marlboro, Massachusetts. The hotel is located at 75 Felton Street, Marlboro.

The record date for the annual meeting is May 2, 2008. The proxy statement and annual report to stockholders will be mailed no later than May 16, 2008.

Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets solar power products using proprietary, low-cost manufacturing technologies. The company's patented crystalline silicon technology, known as String Ribbon, uses significantly less silicon than conventional approaches. Evergreen Solar's products provide reliable and environmentally clean electric power for residential and commercial applications globally. For more information about the company, please visit www.evergreensolar.com. Evergreen Solar(R) is a registered trademark and String Ribbon(TM) is a trademark of Evergreen Solar, Inc.