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NexWafe GmbH today announced Thomas Koerner has joined the company’s board of directors. With nearly two decades of experience in the worldwide solar industry, Koerner brings invaluable expertise to NexWafe in the areas of global marketing and business development, specifically in the Asian marketplace.
NexWafe recently completed a €10 million round of funding intended to help move the company into pilot production and beyond. The pioneering company uses a proprietary green silicon manufacturing process that is fully compatible with conventional solar cell manufacturing to produce ultra-thin, high-efficiency, monocrystalline silicon wafers. With climate change a top priority among world leaders and carbon taxes on the horizon, NexWafe’s technology is designed to lower carbon dioxide emissions produced during the manufacture of silicon wafers while simultaneously reducing cost and increasing efficienc
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March 02, 2021
Coal-fueled power plant, Germany.
BRUSSELS Brussels announced on Tuesday that it has launched an in-depth probe into plans by Berlin to compensate coal-fired power plants for their early closure.
Germany has planned to phase out coal from its energy mix by 2038. As part of this, it has proposed to give €4.35 billion to plant operators to compensate for lost profits due to the early closures.
But the European Commission believes the funds proposed by Berlin may constitute state aid and violate EU rules. The phase-out of lignite-fired power plants contributes to the transition to a climate-neutral economy, in line with European Green Deal objectives.
Brussels probes Germany s €4 35 billion coal plant pay-off plan euronews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euronews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Startup Funding: February 2021
In February, several startups emerge from stealth, with one company working on AI inference architectures for the data center and another trying to make lenses thinner by patterning surfaces with tiny structures. Two new Chinese companies are trying to expand the country’s semiconductor design ecosystem with GPUs and interface IP. Plus, a maker of AI chips for ADAS draws another massive round this month as we take a look at 22 startups that collectively raised over $1.2B.
Semiconductors & design
GPU startup
Moore Threads raised an undisclosed amount of pre-A Series funding (stated as billions RMB 1.0B RMB is about $155M) led by