Xunlight gets $7M loan to work on rooftop thin-film lines

Xunlight gets $7M loan to work on rooftop thin-film lines

Commercial rooftops sporting solar panels are becoming a familiar sight. But the technology used is still changing, with companies like thin-film panel maker Xunlight working to change the way big box retailers and others get their solar energy.

Xunlight has just received an additional $7 million… Continue Reading

Xunlight raises another $11M for thin-film solar modules

Xunlight is on a roll: Only a few weeks after disclosing that it had raised $4.97 million from Ohio’s Third Frontier Projects, the Toledo-based developer of flexible, low cost thin-film silicon modules has secured another $11 million in third round funding from a group of… Continue Reading

Xunlight secures $4.9M for thin-film solar modules

Following up on its recent $22 million haul, the Toledo, Ohio-based Xunlight Corporation has received another $4.9 million, courtesy of Ohio’s taxpayers. The company, a spin-off from the University of Toledo, is backed by Trident Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures and NGP Energy Technology Partners and… Continue Reading

Clean Wave Ventures starts $100M cleantech fund, focuses on Midwest

Clean Wave Ventures starts $100M cleantech fund, focuses on Midwest

They may not receive as much attention as flashy Silicon Valley types, but Midwestern VCs would like you to know that, yes, they too are serious about investing in cleantech. The latest to join the fray are Rick Kieser and Scott Prince, whose Cincinnati, Ohio-based… Continue Reading

Xunlight raises $22M for thin-film solar modules

Xunlight raises $22M for thin-film solar modules

Who said academic egg-heads can’t craft compelling business plans? Xunlight, a developer of cheap, flexible thin-film silicon solar modules, has capped off a $22 million second round of funding, led by Trident Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures and NGP Energy Technology Partners.

Emerald Technology Ventures led the… Continue Reading