Gary Lynn, retired CEO of Lynn Development Inc., has set his sights on bringing innovative solar technology production to Jamestown in a real way.

Recently, representatives of the Laszlo Group visited the Jamestown area to view the city and discuss the possible opening of a new manufacturing facility in the area. Lynn said the facility would focus on producing the Solar Booster Module, an invention developed by the Laszlo Group after investing approximately $1 million plus three years in development.

The device can be attached to existing solar panels as well as those that will be made in the future, and can enhance the panels and their ability to produce electrical power by 30 percent on a daily average, Lynn said.

“Every solar panel has a device which converts solar energy to AC power,” he said, adding during certain times such as early in the morning or after 4 p.m., the solar panel can’t produce enough power. “So, the Lazslo Group developed a device that will save up energy and produce it during those low sunlight periods.”

Lynn said the device will be a “plug-and-play” device that will work for any panel, and will reduce the cost for buyers everywhere.

“You can either get one-third more (electricity) or put one-third less panels on your roof,” he said.

Lynn said he and the Laszlo Group have been meeting over the past several months to verify the technology and to assist in developing manufacturing and marketing plans. He said during the last two years, while in development, the Laszlo Group has demonstrated and tested this product for multiple solar companies across the world.

During the visit, the representatives of the Laszlo Group toured the old Artone building on Institute Street as a possible site for the Solar Booster Module manufacturing facility. Lynn Development recently purchased the building, Lynn said.

“We’re going to start out small,” he said, adding they hope to work up to 50 employees in the first phase of the business. “We have to get these installed, not just in a lab, but also around the world and give it a year.”

He said it is heartening that the Laszlo Group is looking at Jamestown as a site.

Lynn said with about 24-hour notice, the Laszlo Group decided to visit Jamestown and visit the proposed facility.

“Everyone in our Jamestown area community came to meet with them,” he said, adding leaders in Jamestown including Mayor Sam Teresi and Dr. Cory Duckworth, Jamestown Community College president met with the representatives. “They all dropped what they were doing to help me bring another business to Jamestown. Including my wife, who had to house six people.”

Lynn said he was very grateful for their support.

“It’s very interesting that these people who originally are from Hungary and have lived in New York City for 30 years want to make sure it’s manufactured in New York state,” he said, adding they especially enjoyed Jamestown during their visit. “It is a good project to be working on. My goal for most of my life was to create jobs and help people in the Greater Jamestown Area, and now that I’ve retired from my regular job at Lynn Development, it allows me to investigate more adventurous projects.”

Lynn added that the group really enjoyed the area and they will be making return trips in the future.

He said the project has been approximately six years in development, and that the product is an amazing achievement.

“We already have more orders than we can fill from all over the world from people who have seen it in our test location in New York City,” Lynn said. “This is the first of many projects to come, but this is a big one. This one is hundreds of millions of dollars here, but it’s only the tip of the iceberg.”

He said the project started out as a hope but grew into something greater after hard work paid off.

“We can change the world from here. We have big dreams, and you have to dream it first,” Lynn said. “And then, you have to do it. And, if you have God in those plans, it is a good thing.”

He said if all goes as planned, he hopes the manufacturing facility will be in production within the next six months.