Cyrium Technologies, a developer of high efficiency multi-junction solar cells for concentrator photovoltaic systems, announced today that the firm has closed a Series B round of funding for a total of $15 million. Cyrium is a developer of innovative solutions in the solar renewable energy field. Cyrium’s solar cell technology significantly improves power generation while […]
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Sulfercell GmbH raised 84 million Euros ($132 million). Sulfurcell uses a somewhat less publicized formulation for thin film solar cells, copper indium sulfide (CIS) (hence the name Sulfurcell). Sulfurcell will use the proceeds to expand its production capacity in Germany.
FTL Solar, a developer of lightweight, flexible tensile structures embedded with thin-film solar cells providing military and commercial enterprises with economical, scalable and portable sources of electrical power and shelter, announced today that the Company had closed a successful first round of funding, as Phase I of the Company’s $50 million capital acquisition initiative. “FTL […]
Xunlight Corporation, a leader in the development of low cost and flexible thin-film silicon solar modules, today announced it has raised $22 million in a Series B financing. Xunlight Corporation, a technology spin-off from the University of Toledo, Ohio, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of photovoltaic modules that convert sunlight into electricity. The […]
Nanosolar Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of lower-cost solar energy panels, has raised $50 million from EDF Energies Nouvelles SA. EDF will get access to output from Nanosolar’s factories in 2009. Nanosolar specializes in copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar cells. CIGS cells aren’t as efficient as silicon solar cells, but they cost less and can be […]
1366 Technologies, a new MIT start-up aiming to make silicon solar cells competitive with coal, today announced it has secured $12.4 million in a first round of financing. 1366 Technologies’ roadmap includes a new cell architecture that uses innovative, low-cost fabrication methods to increase the efficiency of multi-crystalline solar cells. This architecture, developed at MIT, […]
U.S. solar cell maker Suniva Inc. on Tuesday said it received $50 million in funding. Suniva licenses solar cell technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology’s University Center of Excellence in Photovoltaics. The company’s aim is to reduce cell manufacturing costs to help bring the price of solar power closer to that of electricity from […]
Odersun AG, a leading developer and manufacturer of flexible thin-film CIS solar cells, modules and applications for power plants and building integrated solutions (BiPV), announced today that it has secured EUR 61 million ($90 million) of funding. Odersun will use the funds to build its new factory. The solar company is focused on the mass […]
EURENER raises $11,012,918 in financing. Eurener is a developer of solar panels. Headquartered in Spain.
Suniva raises $5,500,000. Suniva develops and manufactures leading-edge, high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic (PV) solar cells based upon innovations from the University Center of Excellence in Photovoltaics (UCEP) at Georgia Tech. Our world-class team, with decades of industry experience and a unique development approach, enables us to deliver leading-edge cell performance while dramatically cutting the cost of […]
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