I do not know the data behind private companies, and the ones I know I speak about. I thought you asked about Chinese companies, so the point about FS is mute. Hanergy is in thin film, they bought MiaSole and Solibro, but I do not have information on the tech and practical application. Klothilde, I guess it would not hurt, when someone does this research they can update all of us, maybe it will be you? I just do not have enough hours in day to keep up, so I look at the most obvious ones.
Well wouldn't it be horrible to put all the money into c-Si and then watch how a thin-film company undercuts costs and prices by 30% or more? For instance Hanergy targets 50 cent per watt within 12 months and then wants to go down to 33 cents. http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-buyer-says…0--finance.html
Leapfrogging is a part of life. It happened with vacuum tubes and transistors and it can happen with PV as well.