Solyndra's Thin-Film Solar Cells Draw $1.2 Billion In Orders

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 7, 2008 @03:22AM from the beaming-down-upon-them dept.

SolarSells writes "Solyndra makes funky-looking cylindrical solar cells that resemble compact fluorescent lightbulbs. Their products are meant for office buildings, and are made from a thin coating of copper indium gallium diselenide on glass tubes. Although they might not be able to fill them till 2012, the company has already received $1.2 billion in orders. Their manufacturing tricks make the cells so cheap that they may be competitive with other forms of power even after solar subsidies are phased out."

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Re:Glass tubes? by DigiShaman · 2008-10-07 04:16 · Score: 0, Redundant

Just like they demolish your home's windows, and your car's windshield....
Are they just as cheap to replace?

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Re:Glass tubes? by GodKingAmit · 2008-10-07 05:35 · Score: 0, Redundant

Sounds like a good idea to cover solar cells with plywood.
What's the optical transparency of playwood again?
Oh wait.