01.31.2012 Semprius Sets World Record for Solar Module Efficiency
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 31, 2012 – Semprius, Inc., an innovator in high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, has set a new world record for photovoltaic module efficiency, reaching 33.9 percent (active area). The module was tested indoors at Standard Test Conditions (850 W/m2, 25 degrees C cell temperature, and a spectrum matched to AM1.5D) by the Instituto de Energia Solar at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (IES-UPM). This efficiency result, certified by the IES-UPM and corroborated by outdoor measurements made at the Institute of Concentration Photovoltaic Systems (ISFOC) in Puertollano, Spain, significantly exceeds the previous claim of 32.0 percent.
01.31.2012 Siemens HCPV module partner Semprius achieves world record for photovoltaic module efficiency
The solar company Semprius, in which Siemens has invested as a strategic partner in June 2011, achieved a world record for photovoltaic module efficiency of 33.9 percent. This result was externally certified after measurement under standard test conditions at the Instituto de Energia Solar (IES) at the University of Madrid (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid).
01.12.2012 Semprius Closes $3 Million in Funding, Adds Duke Energy Renewables' President Gregory Wolf to Board
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 12, 2012 - Semprius, Inc., an innovator in high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, recently secured an additional $3 million in its latest round of venture funding. Morgan Creek Capital Management, Illinois Emerging Technologies Fund, a fund managed by IllinoisVENTURES, and In-Q-Tel contributed to the investment round. IllinoisVENTURES and In-Q-Tel are existing shareholders in the company.
07.19.2011 Semprius Awarded State and County Incentives Package to Build Solar Module Pilot Production Plant in North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that Semprius, Inc., a leading innovator in high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, received an incentives package to build a pilot production plant in Henderson, N.C. The incentives package includes a State of North Carolina Job Development Investment Grant, and grants from the Golden LEAF Foundation, Vance County, the One North Carolina Fund, and the North Carolina Community College System, and totals more than $7.88 million.
06.29.2011 Semprius Secures $20 Million in Funding for Production of Advanced Solar Modules
Semprius, Inc., a leading innovator in high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, recently secured $20 million in its first tranche of Series C venture fundraising. Siemens Venture Capital led the investment round and was joined by ARCH Venture Partners, Applied Ventures, Illinois VENTURES, Intersouth Partners, In-Q-Tel and GVC Investment. Semprius will use the funding to construct a pilot HCPV module production plant, which will allow the company to scale up and optimize its process for subsequent large-capacity plants.
06.17.2011 Siemens acquires stake in the US-based solar company Semprius
Siemens has acquired a minority share of about 16 percent in the U.S. pioneering solar company Semprius. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, Semprius has developed high concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) modules and will begin construction of its first production facility in July, 2011. This investment gives Siemens an early access to a highly promising technology for CO2-free power generation from solar energy.
12.08.2010 Semprius Completes Installation of High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) Research Development & Demonstration System at Tucson Electric Power
Innovative Microcell-based System Promises Major Advances in Solar Power Performance, Reliability at Lower Cost
Tucson, Arizona, December 8, 2010 - Semprius, Inc., a developer of High
Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) panels, announced today the installation of the industry's first microcell-based High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) Research Development & Demonstration (RD&D) system. Deployed at Tucson Electric Power (TEP) in August, 2010, the system combines Semprius' innovative high efficiency HCPV modules with a highly optimized, automated solar tracking system developed by Siemens. The TEP project is part of a joint development agreement signed by Semprius and Siemens in January 2010 that will result in the deployment of numerous new HCPV systems at test sites around the world.
01.28.2010 Semprius and Siemens Announce Agreement to Advance
Innovative Solar Energy Technology
Semprius, Inc. and Siemens Industry, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop and deploy plug-and-play demonstration systems based on Semprius Solar Module Arrays and Siemens automation and control components. The systems are slated to be installed at numerous test sites around the world, including major utilities, commercial sites, international test locations and government facilities.
01.20.2010 Semprius Selected for $3 Million DOE Subcontract
to Scale Up Innovative Solar Energy Technology
Semprius, Inc. announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to negotiate a $3 million subcontract funded by the DOE to commercialize its promising solar energy technology.
01.12.2010 Semprius Receives $1.5 Million Investment from X-FAB in Strategic Development Agreement
Semprius, Inc., a company commercializing its novel process for printing high-performance semiconductors, and X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG, the leading analog/mixed-signal semiconductor foundry, today announced a development agreement to provide turnkey silicon wafer fabrication for Semprius customers. Under terms of the agreement, X-FAB made a strategic investment of $1.5 million in Semprius and, effective immediately, will be the designated foundry for Semprius technology.
09.28.2009 Semprius Founder Wins MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant
Semprius, Inc., a semiconductor technology company, announced today that founder John A. Rogers has received a genius grant from the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation. Rogers is one of three original Semprius founders and the key contributor to Semprius core technology.
06.10.2009 Semprius Raises $6.4 Million Series B Round of Financing
Durham, NC 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.
12.08.2008 CDT and Semprius Announce Agreement to Develop New OLED Backplane Technology
Durham, NC December 8, 2008
Semprius, Inc., announced today that it has entered a joint development agreement with Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) to develop new technology for the manufacture of OLED (organic light emitting diode) backplanes for flat panel displays.
07.01.2007 Semprius Receives Investment from Applied Ventures
Semprius received a strategic investment from Applied Ventures to enable development of new generation of flexible electronics and integrated heterogeneous semiconductors. Applied Ventures is the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. (*Nasdaq: AMAT).
06.14.2007 Semprius Receives the Coveted Spin-out of the Year Award
Semprius received the coveted Spin-out of the Year Award presented by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development. The CED is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 4,000 members representing 1,100 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms.
06.01.2007 Semprius, Inc. Awarded a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Grant by the National Science Foundation
Semprius was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant by the National Science Foundation. Funding will be used to demonstrate transfer printing of high-performance semiconductors on flexible materials.
04.16.2007 Semprius Secures $4.1 Million Series A Financing
Semiconductor company developing manufacturing process to enable high performance semiconductors anywhere
