
Look for more Chip Shots reports about Global Solar over the next week or two, with look at the companys production line, its technology and products, the soontobebuilt solarmodule farm that will provide portion of the plants electricity, and other details about the CIGS innovator and its new desert home. Readers commentsBookmark Fabtech Jobs websiteSubscribe to Fabtech weekly newsletterRelated articlesSolar industry Paul Maycock shares his and wisdom at Photovoltaics Summit18062008Veeco adds to thin film equipment offerings with new acquisition 23052008What took so long?
Its just matter of productizing it.Desert sun Global Solars new factory.Photo Tom Cheyney Dow is one of the main players in the SAIs Technology Pathway Partnership TPP announced in program budgeted at more than 165 million over its first three years that is meant to accelerate the commercialization of USproduced solar PV systems.
The manufacturer yes, manufacturer of copper indium gallium diselenide gallium CIGS thinfilm PV will work with the megacorporations subsidiary to create and bring to market flexible solarroofing materials, part of the SAIs goal of creating solar electricity competitiveness with grid electricity by 2015.The flexible thin films bring the opportunity to add another layer to the solar industry by making OEM or custom solar panels reality, opined Global Solars Tim Teich, VP of sales and marketing. That makes it reality right away when that kind of company has committed an entire resource to that.
Weve already achieved trauche one because of our 10 .More importantly, that large company has made decision to into this in very large way, since they provide materials to the big builders of the world, he continued.
During Chip Shots visit to Globals Tucson, AZ, new plant last my hosts gave me heads up on the news. That makes it reality right away when that kind of company has committed an entire resource to that. By if the company executes its game plan, the fab will expand to an eventual capacity of MW. Teich, CFO Steve Alexander, and especially CTO Jeff Britt gave me an extensive tour of the facility during my visit, followed by indepth discussions over lunch. And its well down the path. Ive been working with them for two years.
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