Manufacturer Code: ISET

International Solar Electric Technology (ISET) was established as a California corporation on March 24‚ 1985 with the objective of developing low cost materials and processes for manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules. During the past 25 years‚ ISET has received 45 government contracts and customer orders covering advanced technology R&D‚ turnkey production equipment sales‚ and direct purchases of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) solar cells. In 2006‚ ISET began development of a pilot production facility for manufacturing printed CIGS photovoltaic modules. ISET’s laboratories and pilot facilities are located in a 24‚000 ft2 facility at 20600 Plummer St. in Chatsworth‚ California. Experience ISET’s initial efforts began in 1985 with 4 successive contracts from the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI)‚ the predecessor of today’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). ISET has continued to work closely with government agencies to achieve new breakthroughs in technology advancement with 6 contracts from NREL under the Thin Film Photovoltaic Partnership Program and 3 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the Department of Energy (DOE). ISET received a rating of “Excellent in All Areas” by the 2003 Peer Review of the U.S. Department of Energy Photovoltaics Subprogram.