Company
Vision
Calisolar, a private company currently in commercial production, is vertically integrated with expertise in silicon purification, ingot production, wafering and cell processing. The company has manufacturing, operations and R&D facilities in the U.S., Canada, and Germany. Customers are located in all major solar markets around the world.
In the face of increased pollution, a finite supply of oil and natural gas, and a continued dependence on imported oil, Calisolar is committed to making solar energy cost-competitive with conventional fossil fuels. Calisolar is leveraging its intellectual property, new technologies and innovative manufacturing processes to enable the growth of cost-effective, large-scale solar electricity implementations. Solar module manufacturers can now build industry-standard, grid-tied modules using Calisolar cells with average production efficiencies well above 16 percent.
Strategy
Develop strength and cost efficiency through vertical integration. Calisolar’s interlinked technologies in the silicon purification, crystallization, wafering, and cell processing enable higher performance achieved at lower cost while eliminating waste.
Employees
Calisolar currently has more than 300 employees and continues to add staff rapidly to support global expansion. The Calisolar team includes talented researchers, thin film engineers, automation engineers, manufacturing managers, technicians, operators and other professionals from solar, semiconductor, disk drive, automobile and other industries.