Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:20 am | Edgar A. Gunther

[Anaheim, California USA]
SoloPanel SFX1 – Series flexible photovoltaic module
I wasn’t the first with SoloPower module photos (PHOTOS: What’s Hot At Solar Power International 2009 by Katie Fehrenbacher at Earth2Tech), but my approach tends to be thorough.
Following a Solyndra strategy (who had their first exhibition stand), SoloPower had one of their flexible module samples seeded in the 3M stand at Solar Power International 09 (SPI 09) along with a datasheet and the occasional SoloPower representative. “SoloPower Displays CIGS PV Module Prototype in 3M Booth #377 at Solar Power International Conference” set the stage for media, competitors, and customers to
[San Jose and Fremont, California USA]
Could Nanosolar be ramping production (at least a little)?
SoloPower and Solyndra also surveyed.
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These must be the dog days of summer if a CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) parking lot survey is all an “In Search of” series investigator could dredge up. I’ve seen a few signals pointing to Nanosolar, Inc. activity, so I decided a site survey was in order. A visit to SoloPower located around the corner was a logical extension
[San Francisco, California USA]
SoloPower has started sampling CIGS products.
It’s all about a strong technology and product platform.
In late March, SoloPower Co-Founder, President, & CEO Homayoun Talieh joined The SOLAR 2.0: BEYOND SILICON PANEL DISCUSSION: Challenges & Opportunities in Thin Film at the ThinkGreen Clean Technology & Alternative Energy Forum organized by ThinkEquity LLC.
SoloPower was founded in early 2006 by