EXHIBIT  23.1


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have issued our reports dated August 26, 2005, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements and schedule and management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the
Annual Report of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K
for the year ended June 30, 2005 which are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement of the aforementioned reports, and to the use of our
name as it appears under the caption "Experts".

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Southfield, Michigan
October 20, 2005