Recent cleantech news

Some recent activity in the solar sector that has caught our eye:

Solaicx has taken in $3mm from Applied Ventures. The silicon wafer manufacturer plans to use the funding to help build out a second manufacturing facility. In addition to generally addressing the current silicon shortage, Solaicx claims their process provides significant efficiency gains in silicon production as well.

Stion, the solar startup formerly known as NStructures, has sold a “significant minority stake” to Moser Baer PV, part of MBPV’s continued $17mm effort to get into solar.