Signet Solar is a defunct solar company that was established in 2006 in
Menlo Park, California. They produced photovoltaic modules, and have manufacturing plants in India and Germany. The modules are made using thin film silicon technology on large area () glass substrates, referred to as Gen 8.5. They filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2012.
India
Signet Solar India, started in 2007, was planning to have the capacity to produce 300 MWp/year by 2012. The factory was located near
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
.
Germany
The plant in
Mochau
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Döbeln ( hsb, Doblin) is a town in Saxony, Germany, part of the Mittelsachsen district, on both banks ...
, near
Dresden
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, began production in 2008 and was expected to have the capacity to produce 120 MWp/year by 2010.
New Mexico
In December, plans were announced to begin construction of a plant in
Belen, New Mexico
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Belén is Spanish language, Spanish ...
, with an initial capacity of 65 MWp/year when it was to be completed in 2010, and an eventual capacity of 300 MWp/year. The plant was located in a master planned industrial and residential community, called Rancho Cielo, and was expected to provide the panels for a , 600 MW solar farm, to provide the majority of the power for the community.
Press release
December 16, 2008 retrieved 4 February 2009
See also
*Solar power in India
Solar power in India is a fast developing industry.
The country's solar installed capacity was 61.966 GWAC as of 30 November 2022.
Solar power generation in India ranks fourth globally in 2021.
The Indian Government had an initial tar ...
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Thin-film cell manufacturers
Companies based in Menlo Park, California
Manufacturing companies based in California
American companies established in 2006
American companies disestablished in 2012