Talk:Silicor Materials

I'm posting here what I propose to do before attempting the edit to get any feedback from users on updating the site and any concerns that might arise due to my being a Calisolar employee.

I noticed that the Calisolar content is quite outdated (the company is in production, has operations not listed in Vaughan Ontario, has recent news, spelling of the name is now 'Calisolar' not 'CaliSolar' etc.).

I would like to update the site to be accurate and current. I have not edited a Wikipedia site and am concerned about how to proceed technically without error. I'm also concerned about the perception that as a Calisolar employee, I would be seen as attempting to manipulate the purpose of Wikipedia or otherwise have the article lack encyclopedic objectivity. Based on other similar sites, I would propose the following new article (all public information):

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Calisolar Calisolar, Inc. is a vertically integrated manufacturer of solar silicon and multi-crystalline (also known as polycrystalline) solar cells. Calisolar is a privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with cell processing facilities in Sunnyvale; silicon purification facilities in Vaughn, Ontario, Canada; and R&D facilities in Berlin, Germany. Customers are located in all major solar markets around the world. Calisolar was founded in 2006 and acquired 6N Silicon in 2010.

Info Box with Logo on Right Side (This would be similar info table like First Solar entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Solar) Type Private Founded 2006 Headquarters Sunnyvale Cell Processing Sunnyvale Silicon Purification Vaughan, Ontario R&D Center Berlin Website www.Calisolar.com

Photo Box on Right Side: Calisolar HQ in Sunnyvale

Products Solar Silicon Multi-crystalline Solar Cells

Technology Calisolar uses its own unique silicon purification process, which it obtained with the acquisition of 6N Silicon, Inc [LINK TO 6N AQUISITION NEWS]. Calisolar also claims to have trade secrets and patents on processes related to silicon purification, crystallization, wafering, and cell processing that enable it to produce cells with efficiencies above 16 percent while using what Calisolar claims is lower-cost silicon than used for the more conventional Siemens purification [Link to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon] method. Calisolar purifies silicon, casts the silicon into ingots, cuts the ingots into bricks using diamond saws, cuts the bricks into wafers using wire saws, and converts the wafers into solar cells through a series of steps to form the photovoltaic junction. The solar cells produced by Calisolar are shipped globally to manufacturers who assemble the cells into conventional aluminum-framed, glass-encapsulated solar modules (also known as Solar Panels [link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_panel] ) for use in installations for grid-tied electricity production.

Company History Founded in 2006, Calisolar began commercial solar cell shipments and acquired 6N Silicon, Inc. in 2010. During that same year, the company opened a new cell manufacturing facility in Sunnyvale, California, completed its first >1MW installation, and obtained IEC certification for industry-standard solar modules manufactured using Calisolar cells.

See Also • Solar energy [link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy] • Photovoltaics Companies [1] • Photovoltaics [2] • Photovoltaic Effect [3] • Solar Cell [4] • Solar Panel [5] • Photovoltaic Cell [6]

External Links • Calisolar Website • Calisolar Press Releases —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bret at Calisolar (talk • contribs) 21:01, 31 August 2010 (UTC)