April 17, 2009

Manufacturer bounds into complicated solar market

LONGMONT –After about 20 years in development, the company formerly known as AVA Solar is ready to bound into commercial production.

Abound Solar unveiled its full-scale manufacturing facility in Longmont on April 14, with government officials and industry experts in attendance. Abound isn’t divulging the initial operating level of the 200-megawatt facility, but its first line has a 65-megawatt capacity.

That reticence is understandable, as the company is entering an industry facing a contradictory market and increasing competition.

The company was born AVA Solar in 2007, based on technology that has been in development at Colorado State University since the late 1980s.

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