Can solar start-up SoloPower prove the commercial business case for flexible CIGS solar panels and improve the optics of the beleaguered DOE loan guarantee program? SoloPower, a flexible solar panel manufacturer, starts production at its 400-megawatt capacity Oregon factory this week, according to Reuters. That milestone lets SoloPower begin to access a $197 million DOE loan guarantee -- the firm "must have its first production line up and running and meet other undisclosed milestones before it can begin to draw down funds," according to the Reuters piece. Earlier recipients of loans...
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