ASTI.O make products that will compete with Dow's solarshingle.
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Dow has not broken ground on a permanent production facility for the solarshingle.
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Last year Energy Conversion Devices became the first company to launch a solarshingle onto the market.
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Dow is working to bring a solarshingle product to market, but has so far been delayed.
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Just this year, Dow Chemical said it would stop selling a solarshingle it launched five years ago.
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Dow said last fall it expected the solarshingle to be available in some U.S. markets by the middle of 2011.
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It could cost about $6,000 to install a solarshingle system that provides half of an average home's power, Dow said.
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However, Dow executives estimate that it could cost about $6,000 to install a solarshingle system that provides half of an average home's power.
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Dow is currently using a small test facility to produce some solarshingles.
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Thin-film cells seemed like they'd be perfect for the applications researchers imagined like " solarshingles" for building-integrated solar installations.
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The company plans to hire 1,300 workers to build solarshingles, all with starting wages of $30,000 per year.