'60 Minutes': Solar technology factory Video
'60 Minutes': Solar technology factory Video Transcript
>> This is automated, all...
>> Exactly.
>> By computer.
>> Exactly. So the sheets of glass go in and then...
>> Right now the sheets end there?
>> Right.
>> Yeah.
>> And then in this part, we basically do the interconnection, so instead of doing it in the field, it's much more quality controlled to do it in the factory.
>> Now, is that for homes? Is this for industrial buildings or for what is it specializing on?
>> It can be for anything. We're starting at the large scale solar power.
>> A-ha.
>> Just like you say, you gotta do things big to make a difference.
>> Yeah, right, exactly.
>> So we do the very large scale, bringing the cost right down and then we'll come back and work at the commercial and the residential.
>> Got it. The trick here is how to share this technology with the rest of the world.
>> Absolutely.
>> So that they can move forward much quicker. ^M00:00:45
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