Softbank injects another $10m into Swedish dye-sensitized solar specialist Exeger | |
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Softbank
injects another $10m into Swedish dye-sensitized solar specialist Exeger The Japanese multinational lender is making its second investment in the Swedish start-up. The funds will help the company ship its first products next year. PV magazine, SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 EMILIANO
BELLINI Japan’s Softbank
Group will invest another $10 million in Exeger, a Swedish
company developing dye sensitized solar cells for integration into devices such
as headphones and tablet computers. In a joint press release, the two
companies said the funds would help Exeger prepare its first products for
shipment next year. It is the second investment
made by Softbank in Exeger through the lender’s SB Energy Corp. “A strong
relationship with the SoftBank Group will be a key factor in successful
deployment into new markets,” said Exeger CEO Giovanni Fili. The company claims design features such
as logos, artwork and images can be part of its solar cells and printed
free-form and in various colors. The Exeger technology is said to be based on a
dye-sensitized solar cell which uses a light-sensitive dye to collect energy,
much like photosynthesis. “We are very excited about our
collaboration with Exeger, which has this incredible technology aimed at
promoting the fusion of energy and information technology to help realize a
more convenient and comfortable society,” said Shigeki Miwa, general manager of
SoftBank Group’s CEO project office. The Swedish company is producing PV
devices in a factory in Stockholm. In June last year, Exeger opened an office
in Shanghai as part of the Swedish
Energy Agency’s Shanghai Cleantech Hub. Softbank has invested heavily in solar
energy in India, Saudi
Arabia and Japan. |