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Article: United States: Ampulse Raises $8M to Marry Silicon With Thin-Film Production.
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- November 4, 2009
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Byline: deepak03
Ampulse Corp. has raised $8 million for developing solar thin films with crystalline silicon.
But the question now is, does anyone need it?
The Golden, Colo.-based startup snagged the A round funding from Globespan Capital Partners and El Dorado Ventures, Ampulse said Tuesday.
Founded in 2007, Ampulse licensed the technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The technology aims to marry the efficiency of crystalline silicon with the flexibility and lower manufacturing cost of thin films.
Most of the solar panels on the market today are composed of cells that use ...