Nanosolar

Printing solar energy

Nanosolar designs, engineers, and manufactures innovative thin-film solar cells and panels based on printing CIGS (Copper, Indium, Gallium, Selenium) proprietary inks on low-cost aluminum foil. The company’s current product, the Nanosolar Utility Panel, enables competitively priced peak power and installed system economics at utility-scale. Nanosolar operates the industry’s first roll-to-roll solar cell printing factory at its headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and a panel-assembly factory in Luckenwalde, Germany.

Facts & Stats

  • The company's mission is to make solar energy the lowest cost electricity through innovation and large scale deployment.
  • Factories in San Jose, California and Luckenwalde, Germany.
  • AlwaysOn GoingGreen Silicon Valley Global 200 winner