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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) <u>June&nbsp;12, 2008</u></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.<DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The consent of Grant
Thornton, LLP, Energy
Conversion Device&#146;s
independent
registered public
accounting firm, filed as
an exhibit to Energy Conversion
Devices&#146; Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2007, omitted reference to
registration statements on
Form S-3ASR (File No.&nbsp;333-131886) and Form S-3 (File
No.&nbsp;333-129234). In connection with such
omission, the Company is hereby
filing an amended consent that
includes reference to such
registration statements, thereby
permitting the use of Grant
Thornton&#146;s name, professional
opinion, and inclusion as an
expert in such previously
omitted registration statements. An amended consent of Grant
Thornton is attached hereto as
Exhibit&nbsp;23.1.</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Ghazaleh Koefod
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date: June&nbsp;12, 2008
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We have issued our reports dated August&nbsp;25, 2007, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements, accompanying schedules, and internal control over financial reporting appearing in the
2007 Form 10-K for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2007. We hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of said reports in the Registration Statements of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. on Form
S-3ASR (File No.&nbsp;333-131886, effective February&nbsp;16, 2006), on Form S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-129234,
effective November&nbsp;7, 2005) and on Forms S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-142061, effective April&nbsp;12, 2007, File
No.&nbsp;333-84398, effective March&nbsp;15, 2002 and File No.&nbsp;33-92918, effective May&nbsp;31, 1995).</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP<br>
Southfield, MI<br>
June&nbsp;11, 2008</DIV>



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