Comments on: Solyndra's Estimated Market Cap Up to $2B: Report

By: Don Wagner

Don Wagner — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:06:47 +0000

While the installation costs my be relatively inexpensive, the panel costs are way to high. In 2009 the manufacturing cost was estimated to be $6.29 per Watt!!!
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/what-is-solyndras-cost-per-watt/
Taking a poor idea and spending hundreds of millions to try to make it cheaper makes little sense compared to taking a good idea and investing a few million!! For thin film, First Solar (www.firstsolar.com) is already selling for about $1.00 per watt. For areas with good sun, Amonix (www.amonix.xom) and Sol Focus (www.solfocus.com) are already at grid parity. Upcoming technologies like the Rainbow Concentrator (www.sol-solution.net) also look promising.
If/When Solyndra has an IPO, I do plan on making a lot of money, as long as I can short the stock!!

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