Automated Solar Factory

Solyndra's uncoventional solar modules are cylindrical, almost like a fluorescent light that generates energy. Here, they provide a brief tour of their first factory, and one of the first CIGS thin-film factories in the world, which is housed in a random office park south of Oakland.

For more info, check out the story on Wired.com:
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/thin-film-solar.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• solar
• cells
• CIGS
• thin
• film
• green
• energy
• environment

[supressorgrid]

@SelectHawk I never condoned this rediculous war. It, like the green energy initiative, was used to pay back political friends and cronies.

[SelectHawk]

@supressorgrid At least my fellow liberals are trying to solve a problem, rather than lying to the entire country about it not existing. And how about Iraq? We waste half a billion. You waste 4+ trillion. I believe that puts you squarely in the lead.

[utubesqueeze]

Shame. Technology looked promising. Their production facilities looked very high tech too. But Solyndra's political lobbying and Obama's willingness to ignore rules to tout his green credentials has resulted in one dead company and possibly a one-term president.

Even if Obama does not go (quite likely), scandals like this ruin the reputation of government aid in this critical energy research area. Investing in energy research directly reduces likelihood of wars and ultimately military spending.

[themr1down]

i would invest in this ASAP. good luck in the future......

[Bag0fRats]

Think Obamas going to be in deep shiznit over this. 

[supressorgrid]

Half a billion taxpayers dollars down the shitter. You green weenies happy now?

[zzap999]

This is just proof that these hippie/bleeding heart liberal companies just don't make money.

[fireofenergy]

Why does it have to be sooo expensive if it is sooo automated?

[MegaAstrodude]

Solyndra has been clobbered lately.

[catsalwayswin]

yeah on my roof on my garage and on my car and on my fuckn threes too