Xtreme Energetics’ ultra-efficient, pretty solar systems catch HP’s eye

Xtreme Energetics’ ultra-efficient, pretty solar systems catch HP’s eye

Hewlett-Packard, tapping into its IP back catalog, recently announced that it would license its thin film transparent transistor technology to Livermore, Calif.-based Xtreme Energetics (XE) to develop advanced concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar arrays for rooftops and utilities.

HP’s thin, flat transistors, which are made of cheap,… Continue Reading

Solar concentrator company, Silicon Valley Solar, raises $10.2M

Silicon Valley Solar, a Santa Clara, Calif. maker of manufacturer of internal concentrator solar modules that it says allows solar power systems to get by with half the number of solar cells, has raised $10.2 million in a first round of financing.

Bessemer Venture Partners… Continue Reading