Solaicx Begins Full-Scale Production of “Solar-Optimized” Silicon Wafers in Oregon
Posted on: November 29th, 2007Solaicx is a manufacturer of silicon ingots and wafers for photovoltaics, and the company recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Portland, OR. The plant will start out producing about 32 megawatts per year, and at full capacity it expects to employ 180 skilled workers and churn out 180 megawatts per year. Solaicx says its proprietary manufacturing technology yields low-cost, high quality cells that are optimized for solar energy applications. Why locate in Oregon, and not Asia? What is it about the Solaicx process that could make solar “affordable?” Denis Du Bois interviews the company’s CEO, Bob Ford. (podcast) (photos) (transcript)
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
Solar at Greenbuild: Audio Tour (Inside Renewable Energy)
Posted on: November 15th, 2007The renewable energy industry’s leading podcast series ran a segment I recorded at Greenbuild. It’s an excerpt of an audio package I produced when I visited the exhibits of the major energy-related exhibitors there. (podcast)
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College