SkyFuel raises $17M for solar thermal mirrors

SkyFuel, a manufacturer of components and technologies for solar thermal power generation, has raised a $17 million second round of funding (release via Earth2Tech).

The company’s primary products are a mirrored material called ReflecTech, which could make mirror production for solar thermal plants cheaper, and the SkyTrough, a parabolic reflector.

SkyFuel is also working on a “Linear Power Tower”, which is a Fresnel solar system somewhat like what Ausra uses for its own solar thermal designs. The… Continue Reading

SkyFuel, solar thermal company, raises $1.6M

SkyFuel, a New York developer of utility-scale solar thermal projects, has raised $1.6 million in a seed round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC cited by VentureWire.

The seed financing was raised from angel investors, the filing said.