Aventa Technologies Receives Strategic Investment from Applied Ventures to Support High Temperature Superconductor Technology

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:00:00 +0000

DANVERS, MA, December 21, 2012 - Aventa Technologies, Inc., a provider of manufacturing equipment for emerging alternative energy markets such as high-temperature superconductors (HTS), announced today that Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc., has made a strategic investment in its series A financing.

12.21.12 - 8:00am

Applied Ventures Invests in Infinite Power Solutions, Inc., a clean technology energy storage company

rlewington — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:11:06 +0000

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The following press release was issued by IPS on May 2, 2012

INFINITE POWER SOLUTIONS RAISES $10M IN SERIES D FINANCING

Littleton, Colo., May 2, 2012 - Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS) today announced that it has successfully completed a $10M Series D financing. The funds will be used to expand IPS’ manufacturing capacity in response to growing customer demand, to complete the build out of its global sales channels and to further support advanced research and development of its eco-friendly THINERGY® solid-state rechargeable Micro-Energy Cell (MEC) products.

05.02.12 - 8:00am

Applied Ventures Extends Investment in MTPV, LLC, a Clean Energy Semiconductor Chip Company

rlewington — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:09:57 +0000

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The following press release was issued by MTPV on January 26, 2012

MTPV Completes $10M Series B Financing

Northwater Capital and Applied Ventures among list of investors.

MTPV, a clean energy semiconductor chip company, announced today that it raised an additional $3.25 million in the final closing of its series B financing. The funding, provided by Northwater Capital Management, Inc. and a follow-on investment from Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc., completes the round that started with a $6.75M closing in August of last year.

01.26.12 - 8:00am

Applied Ventures Invests in MTPV, LLC, a clean energy semiconductor chip company

rlewington — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:37:58 +0000

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The following press release was issued by MTPV on September 6, 2011

MTPV Secures $6.5M of an $8.5M Series B Financing

Applied Ventures and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center among list of investors.

09.06.11 - 7:30am

ClearEdge Power's Fuel Cell Systems installed at Universal Studios

akamannavar — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:22:50 +0000

As part of NBC Universal’s continued efforts to employ the latest in alternative energy, an innovative onsite fuel cell energy system from ClearEdge Power has been installed at Universal Studios Hollywood(SM), enabling the theme park to cut CO2 emissions from its enormous food production operations by 40% compared to traditional forms of power generation, an environmental impact equivalent to the planting of almost four acres of trees.

04.18.11

Applied Materials Launches Venture Investment Initiative in China

tdixon — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:29:25 +0000

Today we're announcing a new initiative to identify and invest in early-stage, privately-held Chinese companies with promising technologies that can advance or complement the company’s core expertise, particularly in the areas of cleantech, display and semiconductor manufacturing.

03.28.11

Enphase Energy Ships Half Million Microinverter Units

lsmith — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:58:09 +0000

Plans are on deck to triple microinverter capacity for 2011

Enphase Energy, a pioneer in solar microinverters, has hit the 500,000-units-shipped-to-date milestone. The firm expects to triple its capacity in 2011 to support between 300 megawatts to 500 megawatts of annual production to meet rising demand.

01.19.11

Actacell wins NIST award for Volume Production of Nanocomposite Alloy Anode for Li-Ion Batteries

lsmith — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:22:40 +0000

ActaCell, Inc., a start-up company based in Austin, Texas, plans to develop technology necessary to scale up production of the company's novel nanocomposite material for high-performance lithium batteries by a factor of a thousand, potentially enabling safe, powerful and economical batteries for electric vehicles and other demanding applications.

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12.15.10

Semprius Installs HCPV System at Tucson Electric Power

tdixon — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:50:54 +0000

Semprius has completed the installation of the first microcell-based HCPV research development and demonstration (RD&D) system at Tucson Electric Power (TEP). The installation, which was completed in August this year, combines Semprius' HCPV modules with an automated solar tracking system from Siemens. The TEP project is part of a joint development agreement signed by Semprius and Siemens at the beginning of 2010, which aims to achieve the deployment of numerous new HCPV systems at test sites around the world.

12.08.10

Adesto Technologies Wins DARPA Award to Develop Sub-Threshold Non-Volatile, Embedded CBRAM Memory

lsmith — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:54:56 +0000

Sunnyvale, California. (BUSINESS WIRE)--‐--‐ Adesto Technologies, the leading developer of Conductive Bridging RAM (CBRAM), a low power and low cost CMOS non--‐volatile memory, is announcing that it has received an award from DARPA to develop and demonstrate CBRAM memory devices that operate at sub--‐threshold voltages – a level that is more than 10 times lower than standard Flash memory. A successful demonstration of the CBRAM technology could lead to groundbreaking memory and microcontroller devices that consume orders of magnitude lower power.

12.01.10

Forbes article on Enphase's Rooftop Solar Revolution

lsmith — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:50:03 +0000

Martin Fornage found the idea for his company on a roof in 2005. A successful Silicon Valley telecom engineer who worked at Cerent (which was bought by Cisco), he had solar panels put on his home and needed an electrician to install a central inverter to convert the direct current (DC) power produced by the system into the alternating current (AC) power used in homes and businesses.

10.21.10

Infinite Power Solutions' CEO, Ray Johnson, Named Colorado Cleantech Entrepreneur of the Year by Colorado Cleantech Industry Association

lsmith — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:47:35 +0000

Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS) today announced that its president and chief executive officer, Ray Johnson, has been named Colorado’s Cleantech Entrepreneur of the Year by the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA). Johnson received this accolade during the CCIA’s inagural Cleantech Awards Celebration, which was held earlier this week in Denver.

10.21.10

Champion Investors in Photovoltaics

tdixon — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:23:09 +0000

(October 7, 2010) -- The job requirements for investors backing solar in the last couple of years have included nerves of steel and a fervent belief in the industry. With solar prices plunging amid talk of an oversupply, project financing becoming hard to get and expensive, and few U.S. initial public offerings, it's no wonder that solar investment dropped off at the end of 2008 and in the first half of 2009.

10.07.10

Adesto Technologies Corporation Acquires Key Qimonda CBRAM Memory IP and Patents

tdixon — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:56:43 +0000

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adesto Technologies, a venture backed Silicon Valley company that is developing an ultra low power and scalable memory technology platform, has acquired intellectual property and patents related to Conductive Bridging Random Access Memory (CBRAM) technology from Qimonda AG. The agreement includes the purchase of 30 CBRAM patent families and the licensing of additional undisclosed patents.

10.05.10

BT Imaging Completes Series A2 Financing Round of $3.8 Million

lsmith — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:09:30 +0000

New Investors Include Applied Ventures LLC

08.28.10 - 8:00am

Infinite Power Solutions Raises $20.0M In Series C Financing

lsmith — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:25:58 +0000

LITTLETON, Colo., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS) today announced that it has successfully completed its series C round of financing -- raising $20 million. In response to growing customer demand, the new capital will be used to expand the company's manufacturing capacity, accelerate the build out of its global sales channels and further support advanced research and development of its eco-friendly, THINERGY® solid-state rechargeable energy storage devices.

08.17.10

Semprius Raises $6.4 Million Series B Round of Financing

lsmith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:22:55 +0000

Funds Will Further the Development of Solar Modules

DURHAM, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
Semprius, Inc., a semiconductor technology company developing a novel transfer printing technology for the manufacture of advanced semiconductor devices, announced today it has closed a $6.4 million Series B round of venture funding. Existing investors ARCH Venture Partners, Applied Ventures, Illinois VENTURES and Intersouth Partners were joined by In-Q-Tel and GVC Investment Fund.

06.09.10 - 8:12am

Enphase Energy Completes Financing Round of $63 Million

lsmith — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:36:07 +0000

New Investors Include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Other Strategic Partners

PETALUMA, CA--(Marketwire - June 3, 2010) - Enphase Energy Inc., the leader in solar microinverter systems, today announced the second close and completion of its latest financing round totaling $63 million. Investors in the round's second close include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and other strategic partners. The funds will enable Enphase to accelerate product development, launch global expansion plans and strengthen its balance sheet.

06.03.10

MEMC Announces Agreement to Acquire Solaicx

lsmith — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:43:49 +0000

- Adds cost-effective, patent protected proprietary process and equipment

- Expands MEMC's served market in solar industry

- Complementary process and locations will benefit customers

- Expect acquisition to be accretive to EPS in 2011

05.24.10

Infinite Power Solutions' THINERGY™ Micro-Energy Cell Wins Another Industry Honor

lsmith — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:49:29 +0000

February 04, 2010 - Littleton, CO

The FlexTech Alliance announced recipients of the 2010 FLEXI Awards at the 9th annual Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference and Exhibition held February 2-4, 2010, in Phoenix, Ariz. The FLEXI Awards recognize significant accomplishments in R&D, innovative product development, and leadership in education within the flexible, printed electronics and displays industries.

02.04.10

Semprius Selected for $3 Million U.S. Department of Energy Subcontract to Scale Up Innovative Solar Energy Technology

lsmith — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:53:33 +0000

DURHAM, N.C.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Semprius, Inc., announced today that it has been selected by the

01.21.10 - 9:52am

MEMC Completes Acquisition of SunEdison

lsmith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:01:13 +0000

ST. PETERS, Mo., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), a leading provider of silicon wafers to the semiconductor and solar industries, has completed the acquisition of privately held Sun Edison LLC, a developer of solar power projects and North America's largest solar energy services provider.

11.23.09

Liquavista Receives Strategic Investment from Applied Materials

lsmith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:04:25 +0000

26 October 2009 – Eindhoven – Liquavista B.V., a developer of breakthrough display manufacturing technology, announced today that it has received a strategic investment by Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT). The investment will enable Liquavista to further the commercialization of its unique display technology for future electronic products.

10.26.09

Infinite Power Solutions Raises $13M in Series B Financing

lsmith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:35:18 +0000

Enables Volume Production Ramp of Thin-film Micro-energy Cells to Power Microelectronic Devices

12.03.08

Fat Spaniel Technologies Closes $18 Million Series B Round

lsmith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:48:18 +0000

Ignition Partners, PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund and Applied Ventures Fund Leading Renewable Energy Systems Management Provider

01.23.08

Applied Ventures Invests in Solar Wafer Manufacturer Solaicx

lsmith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:53:36 +0000

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital fund of Applied Materials, Inc., today announced that it has invested $3.0 million in Solaicx, a private manufacturer of cost-effective, single-crystal silicon wafers for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry. Solaicx plans to use the investment to expand its business with a second U.S. manufacturing site, scheduled for 2007 operation.

11.20.06 - 7:30am

Infinite Power Solutions Raises $34.7 Million For Building Thin-Film Battery Manufacturing Facilities

lsmith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:57:39 +0000

The D. E. Shaw group, Polaris, Core Capital, and Applied Materials Back Breakthrough Technology

GOLDEN, Colo. – Infinite Power Solutions (IPS) announced today that it raised $34.7 million primarily to build new facilities for high-volume manufacturing of its LiTE*STAR™ thin-film batteries. Proceeds from this deal will also be used to accelerate business development and continue innovation of future battery technologies.

09.06.06

Applied Ventures Invests in Fuel Cell Startup

lsmith — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:07:08 +0000

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2006--Applied Ventures, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc. (collectively, Applied), today announced the closing of a $2 million investment in ClearEdge Power, Inc. (ClearEdge Power), a privately-held, Hillsboro, Oregon manufacturer of silicon-based, stationary fuel cells. The financing complements a joint development agreement under which Applied Materials will provide support to ClearEdge Power on several projects.

01.26.06