Solaria, whose technology uses lenses to concentrate sunlight onto solar cells in order to boost electricity generation, said Wednesday it has raised an additional $20 million for its previously announced Series D round of financing. Read More »
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Skyline Solar, a 3-year-old startup working on concentrating photovoltaic systems, claims today to be among the first companies to receive a patent under a pilot program for giving greentech patent applications an express lane. More than 900 applications have flooded the program. Read More »
Skyline Solar wouldn’t seem to have the best timing. The startup, which makes concentrating photovoltaic systems, launched out of stealth mode in the midst of a solar shakeout. But the Mountain View, Calif.-based startup is finding the silver lining of the economic downturn:… Read More »
Skyline Solar plans to begin commercial production of — and officially start selling — its concentrating photovoltaic systems in the fourth quarter of this year, Tim Keating, vice president of marketing, tells us. It could be a risky time to enter the market, with… Read More »
For the solar industry, these are not the sunniest of times. And startups in general are vulnerable to the ongoing financial storms that have tied up credit and made venture capitalists wary of long-term, high-risk investments like solar farms. But two young solar ventures —… Read More »
With $24.6 million in venture capital and a technology that the Department of Energy found impressive enough to award a $3 million grant to help speed its deployment, 2-year-old Skyline Solar isn’t off to a bad start. According to co-founder and CEO Bob MacDonald, the… Read More »
