The Jailhouse

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Got suspended for posting this on another board, whoopsie: So I have had some good success with penny stocks in the past, particularly solar. Not to boast, but I correctly called Solar3d (now called Sunworks) when it was on the OTC, now its on the Nasdaq. Anyway, with whatever credibility that story may or may not give me - the stock I have been following the closest lately has been Natcore Technology (trades on the Canadian TSX as "NXT" and on the US OTC as "NTCXF"). Here is the rundown: The former heads of BP Solar and NREL are on the team as well as other PHDs, so they have one of the best teams in solar tech in the world. Basically what they are trying to do is create processes that make solar manufacturing more efficient and then license their tech out, and they are close. The other thing they are ramping up to is consulting large solar projects globally (they just landed deals in Belize and a huge one in Vietnam) So first the tech - one interesting thing they have done is replace furnaces with laser tech that binds cell layers to reduce energy costs. However, their greatest tech achievement by far is they have eliminated silver out of solar cells altogether, which is the highest material cost of producing cells. Their silverless cell sits at 18% efficiency right now (which is competitive already) but they want it in the mid 20s to really hit a home run. This is what they are working on right now along with their consulting business. So what they want to do in the next year is wrap up the enhanced cell so they can present it and then license the tech out that it takes to produce such a cell to manufacturers including the new ones that they themselves are building. Here are a couple press releases and their credential page:

Vietnam $300 million, 200MW project
http://www.natcoresolar.com/news/natcore-technology-tapped-as-project-manager-for-200-mw-solar-park-in-vietnam/

Silverless Cell:
http://www.natcoresolar.com/news/natcore-achieves-commercial-level-efficiency-with-breakthrough-solar-cell/

Charlie Gay:
http://www.natcoresolar.com/corporate/science-advisory-board/charlie-gay/

David Caelson:
http://www.natcoresolar.com/corporate/science-advisory-board/david-carlson/

What do you guys think? Good investment? I'm currently already an investor but may up my bet especially after this last announcement.