AMAT tools up really big solar panels

May 16, 2007 | Source: The Inquirer

Signet is aiming its panels at larger scale solar installations: about 20MW of panels to be made in 2008, growing to 60MW or so once capacity has fully ramped.

Currently, solar panels are in the $8-9/W range installed. Signet hopes to bring that down to $3/W by 2010. The goal is to have $1.25/W panels when production starts in 2008, and drop that to sub-$1 by 2010.

Their target markets are large solar farms, remote habitation and rural electrification.