Bill Gates-backed merger eyes solar breakthrough
By
Peter Behr, E&E News reporter | 07/13/2021 3:28 PM GMT
Frank van Mierlo, founder and CEO of 1366 Technologies, discusses his company's "tandem" solar cell technology. 1366 announced yesterday it is merging with Hunt Perovskite Technologies LLC to form a new clean energy venture. TEDx Talks/YouTube
A new venture to develop next generation tandem solar cells was announced yesterday with the backing of Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a Texas energy company and First Solar Inc., the largest U.S. solar panel manufacturer.
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