Does anyone know the name to an up and coming solar company that was on tv? (Science or Discovery Channel)?

Question

The particular solar company I am refering to was not yet ready for the public market but claimed to be able to produce their photovoltaic panels (which were basically sheets of paper) for half the price of the photovoltaic panels we have available to us now. They also claimed that once they were ready for full scale production the price would be much lower. I can't remember the specific channel I was watching but I'm pretty sure it was either the Science Channel or Discovery and it was a program about various alternative energy options. It was at least a couple months ago when I watched it. Any and all information would be helpful.

Answer 1

Konarka

Answer 2

It could be a company named NanoSolar

They use nanotechnology to develop thin film solar cells and panels.  They are still a private company, but I think they expect to go public in the near future.

  They shipped their first panels recently.  I dont know when they wil be ready for full scale production but you could find out at their website probably.

I've heard good things about NanoSolar

There are other companies that make various kinds of thin film solar cells.  They use different methods and differnt materials..

Another one is Heliovolt  also private still

http://www.heliovolt.net/

Actually, I just went to Heliovolts website, and I think that's the company you heard about.  

from their website:

HelioVolt’s visionary change in process is giving birth to a revolution that brings solar electricity to the mass market. Skyscrapers to homes, clad in the thinnest solar skin yet imaginable. Seamlessly solarized building materials and architectural modules -- from roofing to sunshades and skylights. Even solar-integrated buildings from the ground up.



HelioVolt’s FASST™ technology produces high-performance solar thin-film with pioneering time and materials efficiencies. 10 to 100 times faster than current processes. 100 times thinner than traditional silicon. Factor in the flexibility of custom shapes and sizes. Plus easy adaptability to multiple construction materials – glass, steel, metal, composites and some polymers. The result? Another industry revolution is born.

Answer 3

The Science Channel

Answer 4

Once you find out, let me know.  I will be first in line.