Evergreen Solar to Host Third-Quarter Conference Call on November 5, 2009

October 22, 2009

MARLBORO, Massachusetts (October 22, 2009) -- Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of STRING RIBBON™ solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer manufacturing technology, announced today that it will release financial results for its third-quarter ended October 3, 2009 after the market closes on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.

Management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET) the following day, Thursday, November 5, 2009.  The call will be webcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by logging on to the "Investors" section of Evergreen Solar's website, www.evergreensolar.com prior to the event.

The call also can be accessed by dialing (877) 704-5378 or (913) 312-1294 (International) prior to the start of the call and refer to confirmation code 3659743.

About Evergreen Solar, Inc.

Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets String RibbonTM solar power products using its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer technology. For more information about Evergreen Solar, please visit www.evergreensolar.com. Evergreen Solar® and String RibbonTM are trademarks of Evergreen Solar, Inc.

CONTACT:
Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Michael W. McCarthy
Director – Investor Relations
mmcarthy@evergreensolar.com
Phone: (508) 251-3261

SOURCE: Evergreen Solar, Inc.