Spray-on solar ink is coming soon — to paint on roofs and generate energy
[Update: We've clarified this story to make clear that Innovalight is not involved with this project]
Technology to turn light-absorbing materials into nano-size particles to make so-called solar ink that can be sprayed on to roofs to generate energy, is apparently only three to five years from becoming a reality.
At least, that’s according to Brian Korgel, an entrepreneur and chemical engineer at the University of Texas at Austin. Korgel tells LiveScience that his project, which has… Continue Reading
Innovalight rakes in $5M for solar cell ink
Investors Leader Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank have shined on solar cell company Innovalight, providing $5 million in new financing toward the development of silicon solar modules so small they can be painted onto surfaces like ink.
The Sunnyvale, Calif. company uses liquid processing of silicon to produce nanosize solar prarticles that are not only more efficient than crystalline wafers, but also much cheaper to make than regular solar panels. It received $28 million last year… Continue Reading
A10 Networks raises $23M for web application delivery
A10 Networks, a web application delivery company, has raised a $23 million third round of funding led by Mitsui & Co.
The San Jose, Calif. company’s products include server load balancers, bandwidth management appliances and network identity management appliances. A10 Networks says it has won more than 100 new customers since the beginning of the year.
Existing investors, including Mitsui, Triton Ventures, H&Q/Asia Pacific, Harbinger Venture and Enspire Capital contributed almost 90 percent of the new round,… Continue Reading
Innovalight raises $28M for new ink-based solar cell
Innovalight, a Silicon Valley company that says it has come up with new solar cell with nano-particles of silicon, has raised a large $28 million round of capital and said it plans to open a 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility next year.Innovalight is still being very vague on the details of its technology, and it’s very late to the game. There are already more than a dozen other large companies and start-ups that are developing… Continue Reading
A10 Networks raises $9 million to deliver network identity management
A10 Networks, which is building an “identity-aware” network management product for large companies, has raised $9 million in a second round of venture backing.
New investors in the San Jose-based company, which has offices in Beijing, are Enspire Capital, H&Q/Asian Pacific and Miven Ventures. They joined existing investors Triton Ventures and Harbinger Ventures.
A10 calls its product “IP-to-ID,” which refers to how it obtains information about users from their Internet addresses (IP addresses). There are several… Continue Reading