Konarka Technologies, Inc.
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Lowell, Massachusetts, USA |
| Key people | Howard Berke, Chairman and CEO; Daniel E. Geffken, EVP and CFO; Daniel P. McGahn, EVP and CMO |
| Industry | Solar energy |
| Products | Photovoltaics |
| Employees | 45 (2007) |
| Website | www.konarka.com |
Konarka Technologies, Inc. is a solar energy company based in Lowell, Massachusetts, founded in 2001 as a spinoff from University of Massachusetts. The company is developing lightweight, flexible photovoltaics that can be printed as film or coated onto surfaces. The company hopes its manufacturing process, which utilizes organic chemistry, will result in higher energy conversion efficiency at lower cost than traditional silicon fabricated photovoltaics. Konarka is also researching infrared light activated photovoltaics which would enable night-time power generation.
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[edit] Funding
As of 2006, Konarka has received $60 million in funding from venture capital firms including 3i, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Enterprise Associates, and Chevron Technology Ventures. [1] Konarka has also received nearly $10 million in combined grants from the Pentagon and European governments, and in 2007 was approved for further funding through the Solar America Initiative, a component of the White House's Advanced Energy Initiative. [2]
[edit] Patents
Konarka has been issued a number of United States patents relating to its photovoltaics research:
- 6706963, Jan 25, 2002, "Photovoltaic cell interconnection"
- 6858158, Jan 24, 2003, "Low temperature interconnection of nanoparticles"
- 6900382, Jan 24, 2003, "Gel electrolytes for dye sensitized solar cells"
- 6913713, Jan 24, 2003, "Photovoltaic fibers"
- 6924427, Jan 24, 2003, "Wire interconnects for fabricating interconnected photovoltaic cells
- 6933436, Apr 27, 2001, "Photovoltaic cell"
- 6949400, Jan 24, 2003, "Ultrasonic slitting of photovoltaic cells and modules"
- 7022910, Mar 24, 2003, "Photovoltaic cells utilizing mesh electrodes"
- 7071139, Dec 20, 2002, "Oxynitride compounds, methods of preparation, and uses thereof"
- 7186911, Jan 24, 2003, "Methods of scoring for fabricating interconnected photovoltaic cells"
[edit] References
- ^ Konarka Technologies, Inc. (2006-02-14). Konarka Raises $20 Million in Venture Capital Financing Led by 3i. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ "Solar Technology Gets White House Boost", The Boston Herald, 2007-03-08. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
[edit] External links
Official website of Konarka Technologies, Inc.
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