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NexWafe hires ex-Meyer Burger CTO to drive wafer pilot production forward NexWafe recently secured €10 million in Series B Funding. Image: NexWafe. Nexwafe, the solar wafer manufacturer spin-off from Fraunhofer ISE, has recruited ex-Meyer Burger chief technology officer (CTO) Dr. Dirk Habermann into the same role at the company. Habermann, who had also served as a consultant to NexWafe while heading up renewables and energy storage consultancy firm H2GEMINI Technology Consulting, joins NexWafe as its full-time CTO as the company sets its sights on full production manufacturing. Habermann served multiple roles at solar equipment manufacturer-turned-cell and module producer Meyer Burger, including CTO and chief innovation officer.
Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. NexWafe Names New CTO to Bring its Green Silicon Photovoltaic Technology from Pilot Prototyping to Production April 21, 2021 GMT FREIBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 21, 2021-- NexWafe GmbH today named Dr. Dirk Habermann its Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Habermann brings extensive experience in delivering products from small batch piloting to full production manufacturing at some of the photovoltaic industry’s top manufacturing companies. ADVERTISEMENT NexWafe is pioneering the use of a proprietary green silicon manufacturing process fully compatible with conventional solar cell manufacturing. The result is ultra-thin, high-efficiency, monocrystalline silicon wafers that can lower their production costs while increasing solar panel efficiency.
Posted on 329 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 efficiency.
Freiburg, Germany, March 10, 2021-- 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…