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Hi oogee, thanks, I wouldn't do that for every stock I hold but this one is such a pearl that it was worth it to put all those hours in.
I'm also tied for the long run here, and maybe if I'm lucky I could take some profits from anotther stock and buy cheap OPL's while they last.
GLTY & <<<GO OPL GO>>>
A golden ticket lol
Yep totally agree here.
Quality is the best advertisment and good news will spread fast.
You'll see much more appreciation in the coming weeks and months, for once I'm sure about it lol.
The penetration in China could bring very large contracts because China has set a target to reach 20 GW until 2020, but I bet once we get there that that number is reveised upwards.
A bit far away to speculate about but it certainly gives direction...
True.
Many left bleeding and now its time to heal, or to go down the drain. Plain and simple. They hold the cards to their own success,... if they fail,.. bummer for them, and nuts for us!
If they succeed,... well anything is possible.
Burn a candle, flip a coin or do whatever you want, but EVCA holds the key.
I guess its make or break time!!
Heaven can't do anything about that Rustler! I'm not into superstition... praying or swearing in the sky never made anything better. They have to make progression; PR that, release that interview and soar... if its good... 50/50 no more no less.
No worries mate, more to come
July 27, 2011 - 2:15 PM EDT
OPEL Solar and LIMEN SA Partner With Two, 1 Megawatt Orders
High Concentration Photovoltaic Solar Power Lights the Italian Market
Jul. 27, 2011 (Marketwire) --
SHELTON, CONNECTICUT and TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/27/11 -- OPEL Solar International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company"), a leading global supplier of high concentration photovoltaic ("HCPV") solar panels and other solar products including ground based and rooftop tracker systems, announced today the signing of an Agreement to supply two HCPV solar power plants in Italy. Each solar utility plant will be approximately 1 MW HCPV power installations that will be built in Sicily, Italy. The orders combined revenue to OPEL approach five million dollars.
Beginning delivery in late 2011, these orders for OPEL's HCPV solar modules spotlight HCPV solar in Italy. The solar plants will be eligible for receiving the CPV Feed-In Tariff of the Italian Government, which is EUR0.31/kWh currently for systems of this size, in addition to the market value for the sale of the electricity produced. According to a July feature article in Renewable Energy Focus.com, the installed base for CPV in Italy is targeted to attain 320 MWs by 2015.
Going forward, OPEL Solar and LIMEN shall have a close collaboration for the preparation, the construction and the commissioning of CPV solar power plants. To date, LIMEN has developed a multi-megawatt pipeline of CPV projects in Sicily and Sardinia.
"The collaboration between OPEL and LIMEN in the Italian CPV market represents significant value growth for OPEL Solar's stakeholders because of the HCPV potential in the Italian market," said Leon M. Pierhal, CEO of OPEL Solar International. "The Italian climate is ripe for CPV; it is one of the best areas in the world for our solar technology to be deployed."
"We are very pleased to partner with OPEL Solar in building CPV solar utility plants," said Roberto Petti, Ph.D., head of the renewable energy division of LIMEN SA. "We believe OPEL Solar has the proven HCPV solar technology to be a market leader in Italy. Bringing an advanced solar energy technology to customers allows them to maximize their return on investments in green technology."
The OPEL Solar HCPV module is called the Mk-I, and it is a high performance, reliable, cost effective product designed for utility grade grid-connected solar systems in medium to high solar irradiance climates. The high efficiency of the OPEL HCPV panel results in significantly higher power generation per unit of area when compared with both silicon flat panel and thin film installations.
About LIMEN SA
LIMEN SA is a joint-stock company with principal place of business located in Geneva, Switzerland, operating in the fields of real estate and renewable energies. LIMEN has a wide experience on photovoltaic energy with the design, development and deployment of utility power plants with sizes ranging from small private installations to multi-megawatt projects for commercial applications and municipalities. LIMEN distributes and markets solar products for both CPV and PV systems, including trackers, inverters and solar panels based upon different technologies. LIMEN directly owns and manages solar projects and offers customized energy solutions and investment opportunities to third parties. For general information and contacts, please visit LIMEN's website at www.limen.ch.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=21788
About OPEL Solar International Inc., OPEL Solar, Inc. and ODIS Inc.
With operations in Shelton, CT and head office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, OPEL, through OPEL, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets high-concentration photovoltaic panels and dual- and single-axis trackers for related CPV and PV systems for energy applications worldwide. OPEL, through ODIS Inc., a U.S. company, designs III-V semiconductor devices for military, industrial and commercial applications, including infrared sensor arrays and ultra-low-power random access memory. OPEL has 35 patents issued and 12 patents pending in PV systems technologies and for its semiconductor POET process, which enables the monolithic fabrication of integrated circuits containing both electronic and optical elements, with potential high-speed and power-efficient applications in devices such as servers, tablet computers and smartphones. OPEL's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "OPL". For more information, please visit OPEL's website at www.opelinc.com.
Dated: July 27, 2011
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michel Lafrance, Secretary
This news release contains "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws) and "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such statements or information are identified with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "potential", "estimate", "propose", "project", "outlook", "foresee" or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Such statements include, among others, those concerning OPEL's anticipated operational plans and activities including the revenue and growth outlook.
Such forward-looking information or statements are based on a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results or other expectations to differ materially from those anticipated and which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, management's expectations regarding future growth, plans for and completion of projects by OPEL's third party relationships, availability of capital, and the necessity to incur capital and other expenditures. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, operational risks in the completion of OPEL's anticipated projects, delays or changes in plans with respect to the development of OPEL's anticipated projects by OPEL's third party relationships, risks affecting OPEL's ability to execute projects and market its solar products, risks inherent in operating in foreign jurisdictions (when applicable), the ability to attract key personnel, and the inability to raise additional capital. Additional assumptions and risks are set out in detail in OPEL's Annual Information Form, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although OPEL believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information or statements are reasonable, prospective investors in OPEL's securities should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because OPEL can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release are as of the date of this news release and OPEL assumes no obligation to update or revise this forward-looking information and statements except as required by law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
OPEL
Pat V. Agudow
Vice President, Public Relations
+1 (203) 612-2366 x2612
p.agudow@opelinc.com
ICR - Investor Relations
Gary Dvorchak, CFA
Senior Vice President
+1 (310) 954-1123
gary.dvorchak@icrinc.com
ICR – Public Relations
Theodore Lowen
Managing Director
+1 (646) 277-1238
ted.lowen@icrinc.com
Source: Marketwire (July 27, 2011 - 2:15 PM EDT)
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July 27, 2011 - 2:15 PM EDT
OPEL Solar and LIMEN SA Partner With Two, 1 Megawatt Orders
High Concentration Photovoltaic Solar Power Lights the Italian Market
Jul. 27, 2011 (Marketwire) --
SHELTON, CONNECTICUT and TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/27/11 -- OPEL Solar International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company"), a leading global supplier of high concentration photovoltaic ("HCPV") solar panels and other solar products including ground based and rooftop tracker systems, announced today the signing of an Agreement to supply two HCPV solar power plants in Italy. Each solar utility plant will be approximately 1 MW HCPV power installations that will be built in Sicily, Italy. The orders combined revenue to OPEL approach five million dollars.
Beginning delivery in late 2011, these orders for OPEL's HCPV solar modules spotlight HCPV solar in Italy. The solar plants will be eligible for receiving the CPV Feed-In Tariff of the Italian Government, which is EUR0.31/kWh currently for systems of this size, in addition to the market value for the sale of the electricity produced. According to a July feature article in Renewable Energy Focus.com, the installed base for CPV in Italy is targeted to attain 320 MWs by 2015.
Going forward, OPEL Solar and LIMEN shall have a close collaboration for the preparation, the construction and the commissioning of CPV solar power plants. To date, LIMEN has developed a multi-megawatt pipeline of CPV projects in Sicily and Sardinia.
"The collaboration between OPEL and LIMEN in the Italian CPV market represents significant value growth for OPEL Solar's stakeholders because of the HCPV potential in the Italian market," said Leon M. Pierhal, CEO of OPEL Solar International. "The Italian climate is ripe for CPV; it is one of the best areas in the world for our solar technology to be deployed."
"We are very pleased to partner with OPEL Solar in building CPV solar utility plants," said Roberto Petti, Ph.D., head of the renewable energy division of LIMEN SA. "We believe OPEL Solar has the proven HCPV solar technology to be a market leader in Italy. Bringing an advanced solar energy technology to customers allows them to maximize their return on investments in green technology."
The OPEL Solar HCPV module is called the Mk-I, and it is a high performance, reliable, cost effective product designed for utility grade grid-connected solar systems in medium to high solar irradiance climates. The high efficiency of the OPEL HCPV panel results in significantly higher power generation per unit of area when compared with both silicon flat panel and thin film installations.
About LIMEN SA
LIMEN SA is a joint-stock company with principal place of business located in Geneva, Switzerland, operating in the fields of real estate and renewable energies. LIMEN has a wide experience on photovoltaic energy with the design, development and deployment of utility power plants with sizes ranging from small private installations to multi-megawatt projects for commercial applications and municipalities. LIMEN distributes and markets solar products for both CPV and PV systems, including trackers, inverters and solar panels based upon different technologies. LIMEN directly owns and manages solar projects and offers customized energy solutions and investment opportunities to third parties. For general information and contacts, please visit LIMEN's website at www.limen.ch.
About OPEL Solar International Inc., OPEL Solar, Inc. and ODIS Inc.
With operations in Shelton, CT and head office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, OPEL, through OPEL, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets high-concentration photovoltaic panels and dual- and single-axis trackers for related CPV and PV systems for energy applications worldwide. OPEL, through ODIS Inc., a U.S. company, designs III-V semiconductor devices for military, industrial and commercial applications, including infrared sensor arrays and ultra-low-power random access memory. OPEL has 35 patents issued and 12 patents pending in PV systems technologies and for its semiconductor POET process, which enables the monolithic fabrication of integrated circuits containing both electronic and optical elements, with potential high-speed and power-efficient applications in devices such as servers, tablet computers and smartphones. OPEL's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "OPL". For more information, please visit OPEL's website at www.opelinc.com.
Dated: July 27, 2011
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michel Lafrance, Secretary
This news release contains "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws) and "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such statements or information are identified with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "potential", "estimate", "propose", "project", "outlook", "foresee" or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Such statements include, among others, those concerning OPEL's anticipated operational plans and activities including the revenue and growth outlook.
Such forward-looking information or statements are based on a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results or other expectations to differ materially from those anticipated and which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, management's expectations regarding future growth, plans for and completion of projects by OPEL's third party relationships, availability of capital, and the necessity to incur capital and other expenditures. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, operational risks in the completion of OPEL's anticipated projects, delays or changes in plans with respect to the development of OPEL's anticipated projects by OPEL's third party relationships, risks affecting OPEL's ability to execute projects and market its solar products, risks inherent in operating in foreign jurisdictions (when applicable), the ability to attract key personnel, and the inability to raise additional capital. Additional assumptions and risks are set out in detail in OPEL's Annual Information Form, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although OPEL believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information or statements are reasonable, prospective investors in OPEL's securities should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because OPEL can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release are as of the date of this news release and OPEL assumes no obligation to update or revise this forward-looking information and statements except as required by law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
OPEL
Pat V. Agudow
Vice President, Public Relations
+1 (203) 612-2366 x2612
p.agudow@opelinc.com
ICR - Investor Relations
Gary Dvorchak, CFA
Senior Vice President
+1 (310) 954-1123
gary.dvorchak@icrinc.com
ICR – Public Relations
Theodore Lowen
Managing Director
+1 (646) 277-1238
ted.lowen@icrinc.com
Source: Marketwire (July 27, 2011 - 2:15 PM EDT)
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July 27, 2011 - 2:15 PM EDT
OPEL Solar and LIMEN SA Partner With Two, 1 Megawatt Orders
High Concentration Photovoltaic Solar Power Lights the Italian Market
Jul. 27, 2011 (Marketwire) --
SHELTON, CONNECTICUT and TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/27/11 -- OPEL Solar International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company"), a leading global supplier of high concentration photovoltaic ("HCPV") solar panels and other solar products including ground based and rooftop tracker systems, announced today the signing of an Agreement to supply two HCPV solar power plants in Italy. Each solar utility plant will be approximately 1 MW HCPV power installations that will be built in Sicily, Italy. The orders combined revenue to OPEL approach five million dollars.
Beginning delivery in late 2011, these orders for OPEL's HCPV solar modules spotlight HCPV solar in Italy. The solar plants will be eligible for receiving the CPV Feed-In Tariff of the Italian Government, which is EUR0.31/kWh currently for systems of this size, in addition to the market value for the sale of the electricity produced. According to a July feature article in Renewable Energy Focus.com, the installed base for CPV in Italy is targeted to attain 320 MWs by 2015.
Going forward, OPEL Solar and LIMEN shall have a close collaboration for the preparation, the construction and the commissioning of CPV solar power plants. To date, LIMEN has developed a multi-megawatt pipeline of CPV projects in Sicily and Sardinia.
"The collaboration between OPEL and LIMEN in the Italian CPV market represents significant value growth for OPEL Solar's stakeholders because of the HCPV potential in the Italian market," said Leon M. Pierhal, CEO of OPEL Solar International. "The Italian climate is ripe for CPV; it is one of the best areas in the world for our solar technology to be deployed."
"We are very pleased to partner with OPEL Solar in building CPV solar utility plants," said Roberto Petti, Ph.D., head of the renewable energy division of LIMEN SA. "We believe OPEL Solar has the proven HCPV solar technology to be a market leader in Italy. Bringing an advanced solar energy technology to customers allows them to maximize their return on investments in green technology."
The OPEL Solar HCPV module is called the Mk-I, and it is a high performance, reliable, cost effective product designed for utility grade grid-connected solar systems in medium to high solar irradiance climates. The high efficiency of the OPEL HCPV panel results in significantly higher power generation per unit of area when compared with both silicon flat panel and thin film installations.
About LIMEN SA
LIMEN SA is a joint-stock company with principal place of business located in Geneva, Switzerland, operating in the fields of real estate and renewable energies. LIMEN has a wide experience on photovoltaic energy with the design, development and deployment of utility power plants with sizes ranging from small private installations to multi-megawatt projects for commercial applications and municipalities. LIMEN distributes and markets solar products for both CPV and PV systems, including trackers, inverters and solar panels based upon different technologies. LIMEN directly owns and manages solar projects and offers customized energy solutions and investment opportunities to third parties. For general information and contacts, please visit LIMEN's website at www.limen.ch.
About OPEL Solar International Inc., OPEL Solar, Inc. and ODIS Inc.
With operations in Shelton, CT and head office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, OPEL, through OPEL, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets high-concentration photovoltaic panels and dual- and single-axis trackers for related CPV and PV systems for energy applications worldwide. OPEL, through ODIS Inc., a U.S. company, designs III-V semiconductor devices for military, industrial and commercial applications, including infrared sensor arrays and ultra-low-power random access memory. OPEL has 35 patents issued and 12 patents pending in PV systems technologies and for its semiconductor POET process, which enables the monolithic fabrication of integrated circuits containing both electronic and optical elements, with potential high-speed and power-efficient applications in devices such as servers, tablet computers and smartphones. OPEL's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "OPL". For more information, please visit OPEL's website at www.opelinc.com.
Dated: July 27, 2011
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michel Lafrance, Secretary
This news release contains "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws) and "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such statements or information are identified with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "potential", "estimate", "propose", "project", "outlook", "foresee" or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Such statements include, among others, those concerning OPEL's anticipated operational plans and activities including the revenue and growth outlook.
Such forward-looking information or statements are based on a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results or other expectations to differ materially from those anticipated and which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, management's expectations regarding future growth, plans for and completion of projects by OPEL's third party relationships, availability of capital, and the necessity to incur capital and other expenditures. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, operational risks in the completion of OPEL's anticipated projects, delays or changes in plans with respect to the development of OPEL's anticipated projects by OPEL's third party relationships, risks affecting OPEL's ability to execute projects and market its solar products, risks inherent in operating in foreign jurisdictions (when applicable), the ability to attract key personnel, and the inability to raise additional capital. Additional assumptions and risks are set out in detail in OPEL's Annual Information Form, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although OPEL believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information or statements are reasonable, prospective investors in OPEL's securities should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because OPEL can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release are as of the date of this news release and OPEL assumes no obligation to update or revise this forward-looking information and statements except as required by law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts:
OPEL
Pat V. Agudow
Vice President, Public Relations
+1 (203) 612-2366 x2612
p.agudow@opelinc.com
ICR - Investor Relations
Gary Dvorchak, CFA
Senior Vice President
+1 (310) 954-1123
gary.dvorchak@icrinc.com
ICR – Public Relations
Theodore Lowen
Managing Director
+1 (646) 277-1238
ted.lowen@icrinc.com
Source: Marketwire (July 27, 2011 - 2:15 PM EDT)
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Its a possibility, but I don't share that view, too pessimistic to me.
Don't worry about them, the market will soon show true value when the Q is out in conjuction, or prior to that, with a string of news releases.
<<<GO UBRG GO>>>
When the dept ceiling issue is mended this stock should go above .80 fairly quick... and 1+ in Aug. (without news) JMO
<<<GO OPL GO>>>
EVCARCO's CEO Mack Sanders has made an interview with StockGuru and should be broadcasted one of these days.
It could be released today, tomorrow or thereabouts... IR said 2 days ago that the tape was with the editor, so it can't be far away. Looking at the history of interviews with StockGuru we know that most of the underlying securities experienced moderate to massive gains after such release...
No stock promotion here: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=21301
And this can hardly be called a promotion: http://newsletter.hotstocked.com/newsletters/view/PennyTrader_Midday_Report_for_July_26_2011_UBRG_USAT_IBRC-90121
This post is from guguli on the 'other' forum:
"I also asked Mr. Eversull about the video,...and got this reply:
It is at the editor now..just waiting on them. I think it provides current info..some new stuff."
I'm in.
The interview could hit the wire any day now and I don't think they will go thro all this trouble to announce fluff, there got to be juicy meat on that bone...
Let see what that interview brings tomorrow...
Yes John, .7's are a real bargain and could be an easy double ST.
MT & LT this stock has potential to go a long way...
The insider selling caused a bit of stir but with hindsight the reaction of investors was pure panic selling. Pinetree still has his 10% ownership because they still show it on SEDAR and all in all they "only" sold about 10% of their holdings.
But we had a bad coctail of circumstances at that time; gloomy overall market conditions, dark clouds on the horizon (EU/USdept)
and a director who shorted his shares. Nobody saw that coming, but its a good thing they kicked him out and kept clean ship.
We are heavy loaded on the bid side.
http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/EVCA/quote
1. Dont see anyware that BAE systems has issued a press release validatingOpel's process.
There was no release from BAE about this.
2. A quick search of photonics on chips - BAE website shows they have been working prior to 2006 on such issues.
BAE has a GaAs fab, so naturally they will be commissioned to do similar work.
3. See this search...http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=100+ghz+processor+photonic+chip+on+gaas+wafer
seems Intel and others, ibm etc are at the forefront.
POET v. Competition.
Start with this:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/eleceng/Adv_Network_Tech/Html/publications/IEEESpectrum.8.8.02.pdf
(this was the article CEO Leon Pierhal told me to read as a primer for ICs with photonics and electronics combined)
FTA:
p.2 (33) - Image at the bottom is what POET has accomplished.
“15+ Years Experts disagree on whether optical interconnects will ever connect the subsystems within a chip.”
P. 5 (35) “LEDs, unfortunately, are not as useful as more powerful, more focused lasers [such as the kind ODIS developed; see this link http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2011/APRIL/ODIS_200411.html and this link http://compoundsemiconductor.net/csc/news-details.php?id=19733388]. And, after decades of struggle, some researchers are skeptical of silicon’s chances. “If God wanted ordinary silicon to efficiently emit light, he would not have given us gallium arsenide,”says Elias Towe of Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh).”
Note: Neither IBM nor Intel (nor anyone else) has managed to create a wafer of pure GaAs. Their attempts have been hybrids which form GaAs layers on a Si substrate which has all of the failings of a pure Si solution (heat issues, etc.)
Also, neither has managed to integrate a laser like the one described in the quote above.
P. 5 (35) “As for optical connections between one system and another on a single chip, the view of most experts is dim.
“I think that’s beyond what’s viable given today’s technology,” says USC’s Levi. But finding out whether across-chip optical interconnects will ever be practical is one of the reasons for advanced research, says DARPA’s Athale. “The answer is maybe, and that’s final.”
Note: as of 2002 (when the article was written),there were doubts as to whether OPEL’s invention would ever come to pass.
Even then it was thought to be 15+ years inthe future.
IBM & Intel
Both IBM and Intel have active R&D programs in place to try to accomplish what ODIS did in 2006. Both IBM and Intel are hoping to accomplishthis with a silicon base. It would be safe to say that IBM and Intel are frontrunners as far as the mainstream media is concerned:
Background:
IBM: CMOS Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/33115.wss
INTEL:
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2010/20100727comp_sm.htm
Thankfully to understand the culmination of each of Intel’s and IBM’s R&D in this area, we have Intel and IBM taking shots at each other in the following article, and is therefore a good place to start:
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/mapping-babel-10017967/intel-hits-out-against-ibm-terabit-chip-claims-10021216/
FTA:
“Both Intel and IBM are in the process of developing technology for making chips that can use pulses of light, rather than electricity, to transfer data. But the two companies have different manufacturing techniques in place.”
“IBM's technology has been in development for 10 years, Intel's for six. Both companies are hoping to produce chips using the photonics technology that are capable of a terabit of transfer speeds.”
ODIS has combined optical and electronic components monolithically. A number of different components are able to be built on a pure GaAs (or doped GaAs) chip – No Si.
Intel’s limitations
FTA:
“Intel' stechnology keeps the photonics and the chip separate [POET has them both on the same chip], so it does not have the benefit of the economies of scale that IBM's single-chip manufacturing process does.”
Another article: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2010/12/02/ibm-adds-light-to-chips-for-terabit-speeds-40091031/
FTA:
"One major difference here is that Intel is basically making [its] CMOS chip and then making [its] nanophotonic chip on a separate piece of chip and then [it is] bonding them together. Here, we are integrating them on the same piece of silicon... if you are talking about exascale systems that are supposed to be 1,000 times faster than current supercomputers, you need integration,"
Note: Intel recently began publicizing their “Tri-Gate” chip which is actually patented as FINFET, a technology which is 11 years old. They are rolling it out now because Si is reaching the end of it’s growth and they are using any technology possible to squeeze out as much performance as they can to try to compete in the small device market.
IBM’s limitations
FTA:
"This [IBM] research is another example of others also validating that silicon photonics is the path to high bandwidth, low-cost optical communications. While this research is interesting, there are still many challenges to commercialise this approach such as integration of lasers and integration with advanced future transistor processes”
OPEL has accomplished the integration of lasers on an integrated circuit:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ODIS-Inc-the-US-Affiliate-of-ccn-1371021864.html?x=0&.v=1
Another article suggests IBM’s chip will be difficult/expensive to manufacture: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20101203131808_Intel_IBM_s_Chip_with_Optical_Interconnections_May_Not_Be_Efficient_in_Manufacturing.html
“According to the representative of Intel, IBM's approach simply makes manufacturing difficult. For example, chipmakers will have to develop fabrication processes with optical-related elements in mind.”
Finally . . .
As of December 2010, IBM has no timeline on which to base the commercialization of their IC:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703994904575647081191160828.html
“He declines to put a precise timetable on delivering commercial products, however. "We see a path to commercialization in the not-too-distant future," Mr.Paniccia said.”
Why GaAS over Si?
Good ol’ wiki helps us out with this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium_arsenide#Comparison_with_silicon
But... many of the advantages of Si over GaAs are not longer true due to POET.
e.g., The third, and perhaps most important advantage of silicon is that it possesses a much higher holemobility. This high mobility allows the fabrication of higher-speed P-channel field effect transistors [here is one of several patents showing Taylors HFETs devices which according to other NR’s can operate at 100GHz, and according to Dr. Taylor at the AGM can operate up to 400GHz.
http://www.google.com/patents/download/6936839_Monolithic_integrated_circuit_in.pdf?id=21sVAAAAEBAJ&output=pdf&sig=ACfU3U2mS51CTFVRRJX-NNdqMg0hVabWiA], which are required for CMOS logic. Because they lack a fast CMOS structure, GaAs logic circuits have much higher power consumption [We know from Dr. Taylor at the AGM that the POET process produces chips which operate at 5% of the power consumption compared with Si chips], which has made them unable to compete with silicon logic circuits.
GaAs is superior to Si, but what about graphene?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/10/ibm_graphene_mixer_circuit/
FTA:
“What a graphene transistor cannot do – and therefore making it unusable for digital circuits of the kind at the heart of computing devices as they are currently architected – is switch completely off. The challenge, then, would seem to be making an analog computer out of graphene circuits. One that might fit nicely into the skull of a T-800 Terminator, for instance.”
PS: Thanks to Fairchij, but especially to Ogee on www.stockhouse.com/Bullboards/SymbolList.aspx?s=OPL&t=LIST for the valuable information & help.
I hope this will answer most, if not all of your questions DFRAI.
Yeah I saw that too, but POET means "Planar OptoElectronic Technology". I did some research on the BAE Systems website and I haven't found anything relating to POET, ODIS, OPEL, Geoffrey Taylor... and that is something that I need to know more about it.
There must be a logical explanation for it, although now I don't know which one.
I will contact IR from BAE Systems and ask for information.
If OPEL can issue a NR about POET & BAE's independent validation then there must be information available on BAE's website, unless its top-secret, but then again it can't be classified otherwise OPEL wouldn't be allowed to make public announcements,... IMHO.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/opel-heralds-independent-validation-critical-component-poet-semiconductor-platform-bae-tsx-venture-opl-1526534.htm
Give me a few days to sort this out.
This is only a quick answer as I have very little time today to give you a more elaborate answer.
But if it were risky as you say, then they wouldn't have started negotiations with large investment banks...
Try a searching with "BAE systems POET Process" I see many results from different sources.
But I'll get back to you when I have more time (next few days at most)
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Yes it looks very promising indeed.
And we're in it at an early stage for a change, Usually when one hears about something revolutionary the stock is way up, so that makes this one extra special at these discount levels.
But I'm pretty convinced that these low prices won't last very long, especially when the news of the big investment bank or the end report from BAE Systems hits the news. It may take a few days/weeks or even a month or so but not much longer than that, and when it does it could be an easy double from .74$.
Something for everyone I guess, short term an easy double and in the longer run a multi bagger...
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OPL PR Collection + extra DD.
SHELTON, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwire - Jan. 19, 2010) -
ODIS, Inc., announced today that it recently received a $750,000 Award to develop "Monolithic Infra-Red Pixel Structures Enabled by Thyristor-HFET EO Logic". Infra-Red technologies currently require cryogenic cooling to operate and use independent readout integrated circuits. The ODIS technology has been developed to provide the new "state of the art" in integrated approaches to infrared imaging combined with transistor readout circuits.
Dr. Geoff Taylor, Chief Scientist, ODIS, Inc., states that by incorporating these technologies on the same epitaxial structure, the electro-optic operation should enable high sensitivity infra-red imaging in an uncooled environment with significantly improved operating speeds and off-chip communications.
"This breakthrough technology not only has the potential to produce tremendous cost savings for the U.S. Air Force and Space Missile Command," said Leon (Lee) Pierhal, President, ODIS, Inc. "We expect enhanced reliability and higher resolution for current and future satellite missions. In addition, the technology should be able to reduce the cost and improve performance for several commercial markets which become viable with this new capability".
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SHELTON, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwire - April 22, 2010) - Following closely to the previous $750,000 Award in January 2010, ODIS Inc. announced today that it has received two additional AFRL Awards for $850,000, totaling $1.6M so far this year.
The first is a $100,000 Award to develop an "Ultra Low Power RAM", a novel memory cell using the ODIS's optoelectronic thyristor within its III-V Planar OptoElectric Technology ("POET"). Very high density and low storage power may be achieved with the cell represented as the cross-point of an array. The memory design will enable it to be fully compatible with integrated optoelectronic CHFET/thyristor logic and optical I/O. Fabricated in radiation hard gallium arsenide ("GaAs"), the structure enables both static and dynamic operation.
ODIS also announced the receipt of a $750,000 Award to develop "Optoelectronic Directional Couplers for Switching Fabric", switching fabric on a single chip is a device technology that is required to enable the coordination and routing of multiple optical input signals to arbitrary multiple output ports without optoelectronic conversation which is essential technology for optical communication switching hubs and routers. Targeted for future military satellite missions, just like the Phase I, it will greatly reduce power requirements and be designed radiation hard.
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SHELTON, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2010) - ODIS Inc. announced today that it has received a development contract with the Navy Air Warfare Center that will involve a Phase I Award of $150,000. After a period of research conducted by the Navy of ODIS and other competing technologies, the Navy has followed other military branches and chosen ODIS's POET platform as a preferred candidate to develop optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) technology for future avionics systems.
CDMA is widely used in the wireless industry for secure channel allocation to a broad user base. OCDMA has similar potential for the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) application based upon a reduced cost of the optoelectronic interface circuits. ODIS has been awarded a Phase I contract with NAVAIR to develop OCDMA integrated OE circuit approaches for Navy Avionics platforms. The high level of security offered by OCDMA will be deployed at multiple levels in the Department of Defense (DOD) optical avionics multi-core processor networks. The security levels are obtained with the robust encryption techniques afforded by Pseudo-random Noise sequencing in both the time and wavelength domains.
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2010-10-21 16:28 ET - News Release
Shares issued 83,888,001
OPL Close 2010-10-21 C$ 0.365
Mr. Leon Pierhal reports
OPEL SOLAR, INC., AND THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA CELEBRATE THE UNVEILING AND TESTING OF THE SUNRISE SOLAR PROJECT INSTALLATION
Opel Solar Inc. and the National Research Council of Canada, has completed the unveiling and testing of the SUNRISE (Semiconductors Using Nanostructures for Record Increased in Solar cell Efficiency) research project installation at the Institute for Research in Construction's Flexhouse in Ottawa, Ont.
Financed by the Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the unveiling and testing of the SUNRISE project represent the culmination of three years of research into utilizing nanostructures to establish a higher level of energy efficiency and output from a concentrated photovoltaic installation. The SUNRISE project is a collaborative research project between Opel, the National Research Council of Canada, the University of Ottawa's Centre for Research and the University of Sherbrooke. The SUNRISE project was focused on developing new, ultra-high-efficient solar cells in combination with high efficiency OPEL Solar concentrator design. When paired with OPEL's state-of-the-art dual-axis tracker, the newly developed panels are very cost-effective and are expected to validate target efficiencies for both cells and the system.
"The company is very excited to see the culmination of three years of research and development by some of the best minds in solar technology with the unveiling of the SUNRISE project," stated Leon Pierhal, president and chief executive officer of OPEL. "This project represents another example of OPEL Solar's industry-leading solar technology development at work."
The SUNRISE project was unveiled and energized this afternoon, at a special ceremony hosted by Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (science and technology) and John McDougall, president of the National Research Council of Canada at the National Research Council of Canada Institute for Research facilities in Ottawa, Ont.
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OPEL Solar, Ecotech Environmental Technology Launch OPEL Solar Asia
Published on December 22, 2010 at 1:12 AM
OPEL Solar, a USA-based high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar and other solar products manufacturer, declared that it has formed OPEL Solar Asia, in Hong Kong in alliance with Ecotech Environmental Technology, a Hong Kong-based company.
The joint venture will allow the company to enter into the East Asia markets with its HCPV products. The signing of the contract will allow the HCPV technology of the company to penetrate one of the fastest developing solar markets in the world especially the Chinese solar market.
Frank Middleton, OPEL Solar’s COO, said that by signing the joint venture with Ecotech his company has found a well-established associate to penetrate the markets of East Asia and advance its opportunities in China, which is predicted as the most robust solar photovoltaic market in the world. He added that the sound knowledge of Ecotech over the region and its large client-base will put OPEL Solar in an advantageous position with least start-up expenses. Middleton explained that the new venture, OPEL Solar Asia (OSA) has commenced its operations with a 2 MW order for its HCPV system products, which include its solar and tracker modules. He explained that the products, which are meant to meet an order obligation of Ecotech within the People’s Republic of China has opened up a multimillion dollar sales opportunity for the company and resulted in profits in the first year of the joint venture operations.
Leon M. Pierhal, OPEL Solar’s CEO, said that the growing CPV markets in East Asia will allow the company to earn over $100 million as profit in the next four or five years period. He explained that the joint venture decision is taken to sustain the growth of the company in the region.
Source: http://www.opelinc.com/
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SHELTON, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwire - Jan. 19, 2011) - ODIS Inc. announced today that it has received a development contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA") that will involve a Phase I Award of $100,000. After a period of growing recognition and awards from other United States military branches, NASA has followed the Navy and the Air Force and chosen ODIS's POET platform as a preferred method to develop Optoelectronic infrastructure for RF/Optical phased arrays.
Next generation sensors in space require both optical sensing at 1.5µm and mmw sensing at 35GHz. Normally, separate emitting apertures are required for the optical and RF functions. ODIS will develop the Planar OptoElectronic Technology ("POET") to combine the RF and optical transmit beams for phased array sensors into a single monolithic circuit, with each circuit providing a pixel of the RF array. POET will also enable on-chip electronic control of both RF and optical beam steering angles. With the large number of such spacecraft sensors deployed in extended missions, a huge advantage is gained by the elimination of weight and power along with improvement in reliability.
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SHELTON, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwire - March 2, 2011) - OPEL Solar International Inc. ("OPEL" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:OPL) announced today that it is in receipt of a third party valuation of intellectual property developed by its U.S. affiliates OPEL, Inc. and ODIS Inc. The Planar Opto Electronic Technology ("POET"), initially developed by Dr. Geoffrey Taylor at the University of Connecticut and licensed to OPEL, Inc., is a semiconductor fabrication technology that enables the dense packing of digital, analog, and optical circuits on a single gallium arsenide chip. The technology now makes it possible to monolithically integrate a wide number of electronic and optoelectronic functions in a single chip with higher speeds and reduced power consumption compared to Silicon CMOS. For the same functionality, the chip size would be considerably reduced to approximately the size of half a person's thumb nail.
OPEL commissioned a valuation analysis of the POET Technology portfolio ("POET Technology") by an independent, third party valuation firm, Pellegrino & Associates, LLC. The Pellegrino firm performed an analysis of the uses of the POET Technology, the sales it could achieve in its targeted end-markets and likely margins if OPEL can complete its research and development activities successfully and the market adopts the POET Technology. Using a number of valuation techniques and based on technical information provided to it by the Company, the valuation firm has estimated that the POET Technology portfolio could be worth as much as approximately $1 billion. This worth is derived from a range of values; the median value being $966.6 million, while the mean valuation was reported at $1.31 billion.
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SHELTON, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwire - April 20, 2011) - OPEL Solar International Inc. ("OPEL" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:OPL) announced today that its U.S. affiliate company, OPEL Defense Integrated Systems ("ODIS") has demonstrated laser operation for the first time in a new integrated device as part of its Planar Optoelectronic Technology ("POET") process.
POET creates high-performance devices by fusing light and electronics together on a single chip. Specifically, POET is a semiconductor-manufacturing technology that enables the monolithic fabrication of integrated circuit ("IC") chips containing both electronic and optical elements. By offering components with dramatically lowered cost, together with increased speed, density, and reliability, POET could potentially allow ODIS to fundamentally alter the landscape for a broad range of applications, such as tablet computers and smartphones.
Based on a proprietary Group III-V materials structure, the pulsed vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) operates at 980nm with a 12µm diameter vertical cavity surface and an output power of 1.7mW. In tandem with ODIS' previously-announced integrated detector - a heterostructure field effect transistor (HFET) device - the laser enables inter-circuit optical connections between electronic devices for on-chip applications.
"This has proven, for the first time, an end-to-end technology for on-chip integration of photonic circuits can manipulate light signals on the same semiconductor framework as electronic signals," noted Leon M. Pierhal, CEO of OPEL. "This technology has the potential to overcome the constraints of copper interconnects in silicon-based chips, and it further validates the years of development invested in ODIS, as reflected in the potential market applications for POET technology, as well as its overall importance to our stakeholders."
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General Key Valuation Assumptions:
The following are key assumptions that are common to all of our valuation models:
• It will take between 6 and 18 months for POET to pass through technical readiness level (“TRL”), making POET then desirable for licensing transactions.
• All revenue models rely on technology licensing fees; thus, there is no cost of goods sold
• ODIS will incur cumulative nominal monthly expenses that current grant revenues satisfy.
• The nominal discount rate for future cash flows is 32.04%
• The base target rate of return used for the discount rate determination is 23.98%.
• The success rate used for the discount rate determination is 25%.
• The holding period used for the discount rate determination would reflect an investment of 22 years (i.e., ODIS is a strategic acquisition, not a financial acquisition).
• The nominal remaining economic life for the technology is 22 years.
• ODIS will incur a 40% nominal income tax rate.
• ODIS will incur a 5% royalty payment to UCONN for the technology licensing.
• ODIS will enjoy an average of 20 remaining years for statutory protection for POET patent portfolio.
• A per-unit royalty would constitute 8.17% of the total value basis for the product.
• Once deployed, it will take 48 months for penetration of the market to the nominal ending market share.
• Product adoption will occur along a Fisher-Pry market adoption curve with a market shape of 0.2000.
Defense Market Key Valuation Assumptions
The following are key assumptions that we integrated into the valuation model for the defense market:
• ODIS will continue to receive annual revenues from Small Business Innovation Research.
(SBIR) grants and other awards, in accordance with a projected schedule provided by ODIS representatives.
• ODIS will likely license POET to one or all of the top ten defense contractors. SCHEDULE “A”
• Each defense contractor’s licensing decision is an equally probable binary outcome (i.e., they will either license it or not, each occurrence having equal probability).
• Each defense contractor’s licensing decision is independent of other defense contractors (i.e., we modeled no conditional licensing probabilities).
• A time gap that ranges between 2 and 18 months exists that captures when each defense contractor considers executing a license.
• The defense contractors would pay an initial, nonexclusive license fee that may range between $20 million and $50 million.
• Defense contractors would make monthly royalty payments thereafter of $250,000 to account for any product-specific royalties.
Commercial Market Key Valuation Assumptions
The following are key assumptions that we integrated into the valuation model for the commercial market:
• The first market application for POET in the commercial market would be for generalpurpose microprocessors for server computers.
• The second market application for POET in the commercial market would be for generalpurpose microprocessors for desktop computers.
• The third market application for POET in the commercial market would be for generalpurpose microprocessors for laptop computers.
• ODIS will likely license POET to one or all of the top general computer microprocessor manufacturers on an exclusive basis.
• In each target market, POET platform would nominally allow a manufacturer to capture its current nominal market share deploying it.
Server Market Key Valuation Assumptions:
• Each server would require two processors.
The server processor market would start at 6,939,877 annual units, growing at 0% per year.
Server processors would enter the market 48 months from the effective date of the valuation.
Server processors average $828.89 per unit, which would serve as a basis for a negotiated royalty payment.
Desktop Market Key Valuation Assumptions:
• The desktop processor market would start at 128,200,000 annual units, growing at 1.13% per year.
• Each desktop would require one processor.
Desktop processors would enter the market 48 months from the effective date of the valuation.
Desktop processors average $93.22 per unit, which would serve as a basis for a negotiated royalty payment.
Laptop Market Key Valuation Assumptions:
• The laptop processor market would start at 231,900,000 annual units, growing at 12.43% per year.
• Each laptop would require one processor.
Laptop processors would enter the market 48 months from the effective date of the valuation.
Laptop processors average $93.22 per unit, which would serve as a basis for a negotiated royalty payment.
Smartphone Market Key Valuation Assumptions
The following are key assumptions that we integrated into the valuation model for the smartphone market:
The Smartphone processor market would start at 188,100,000 annual units, growing at 10.00% in Year 1, 18.18% in Year 2, 15.38% in Year 3, 13.33% in Year 4, 11.28% in Year 5, 9.23% in Year 6, 7.18% in Year 7, 5.13% in Year 8, 3.08% in Year 9, and 1.03% in Year 10.
• The POET platform would nominally allow a smartphone microprocessor manufacturer to capture its current nominal market share deploying it.
• ODIS will likely license POET to one or all of the top smartphone microprocessor manufacturers on an exclusive basis.
• Each smartphone would require one processor.
Smartphone processors would enter the market 48 months from the effective date of the valuation.
Smartphone value creation averages $78.96 per unit, which would serve as a basis for a negotiated royalty payment.
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Patents:
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Interview with Ms. Agudow
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Yeah right, nice charades... YAWN
When he said sub-penny he probably meant whats in his wallet... lol
Nice one! EOM