Solyndra is making a few waves in the solar industry and proving that the world of solar is no longer flat…
Solar Goes From Gardens to Gigabucks -WIRED Science
By Alexis Madrigal
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FREMONT, California — In a nondescript Bay Area office park, a converted hard-drive factory with a shiny new façade began churning out unconventional solar tubes that big investors are betting will soon blanket commercial buildings across the world.
The highly-automated factory belongs to Solyndra, a three-year-old company that’s received $600 million in venture capital and $1.2 billion in orders for its new cells, which look like curtain rods.
Instead of the standard panels mounted on racks that have dominated solar for the last 20 years, Solyndra’s cylindrical solar cells collect sunlight more efficiently across a broader range of angles and catch light reflected off the roof itself.
