The company that is involved in making these units seems very competent -
They are involved in process automation (ATS Automation Tooling Systems -
trades as ATA on Toronto Stock Exchange).

But they do seem to be having problems in commercialising the SperalSolar
units - Here is an excerpt from a recent company report"

"We continue to be positive about the prospects for SSP technology," said
Mr. Jutras. "However, at present, we have been unable to resolve production
issues that have impacted our plans to produce SSP products commercially.
As
we work through the development process, we will take the appropriate steps
to
align SSP's manufacturing resources to reflect this current focus."

GBM

"Mark" wrote
http://www.spheralsolar.com/

Great find, thanks, but vaporware presently, they should be available
soon(?), after fab plant rampup. The spherical silicon bead technology
has been around for a decade, TI was initially involved, but bailed
out. These things may be *really* flexible compared to the stainless
steel backing designs. Wonder how tightly they roll up, the 75 watt
panel allegedly has a 6x2 foot form factor?