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Amprius’ silicon nanowire Li-ion batteries power Airbus Zephyr S HAPS solar aircraft

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Combining solar power and lithium ion batteries, the Zephyr aircraft holds world records for endurance as well as altitude, flying at 70,000 feet or higher. The Zephyr platform is a new class of unmanned air vehicle that operates as a high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) enabling affordable, persistent, local satellite-like services.

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GaN company Transphorm raises $35M; Japanese firms lead round; business alliance for commercialization

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Today’s strategic financing, coupled with the earlier investments, enables scaling of this disruptive technology and helps eliminate energy waste in multiple markets from servers to solar panels, from HVACs to hybrids. GaN (Gallium nitride) power conversion company Transphorm Inc. —Umesh Mishra, CEO of Transphorm.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Renewable energy projects are frequently financed with project rather than corporate finance. by Bill Cooke.

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Transphorm closes $25 Million in Series D funding

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earlier post ) has completed a $25 million Series D financing round with Quantum Strategic Partners Ltd., a private investment fund managed by Soros Fund Management LLC, and existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, Foundation Capital and Lux Capital.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

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During the day I’d work on the iPhone, then I’d come home and pore over specs for our house, choosing finishes and materials and solar panels and, eventually, tackling the HVAC system. I researched the technology, then the opportunity, the business, the competition, the people, the financing, the history. Nest Gets Googled.

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“Inspiring Female Founder” – Jordan Brompton spotlighted in The Successful Founder

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We couldn’t understand why there wasn’t a way for EV drivers to charge their cars via solar panels, so decided to create our own pioneering product. Rather than undertaking years of market research and spending millions of dollars on focus groups, we went on Google. Was it possible? Was it practical?

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TeraWatt Infrastructure aims to address the massive energy capacity needs of EV fleet charging depots

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TeraWatt Infrastructure offers a comprehensive platform that combines financing, energy management and project development to help organizations make the transition to EV fleets. It also provides fleet operators a suite of solutions and asset financing for infrastructure projects at their own sites.

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