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01 Oct 14
BMW heir boosts Heliatek finance

Stefan Quandt's investment vehicle leads €18 million raised by the organic PV specialist.

01 Oct 14
IEA: how solar could lead electricity generation

Roadmap suggests PV could be delivering 16% and solar thermal 11% of the world’s electricity 35 years from now.

30 Sep 14
Tandem cells speed route to perovskite commercialization

Adding a perovskite layer to silicon cells promises a quicker route to market for UK-based Oxford PV and others.

25 Sep 14
EU announces 155 winners of business development funding

Photonics-related projects account for 10% of firms benefiting from €3bn investment project.

25 Sep 14
Philips to hive off lighting unit

Decision to split company follows widespread cost-cutting and planned sell-off of combined LED/automotive lighting business.

24 Sep 14
Alfalight bags $3.7M missile laser contract

Novel ordnance system uses high-power diode source to initiate explosions.

23 Sep 14
Sensors Unlimited opens SWIR development facility

90,000 square foot site to produce components and products for infrared imaging.

22 Sep 14
Leica, Panasonic extend camera optics deal

New five-year agreement builds on long-standing collaboration between the two global brands.

18 Sep 14
Luceda Photonics wins €340,000 growth finance

Investment will drive development of its advanced software for photonic IC design.

18 Sep 14
Private equity group buys Emcore PV unit

Emcore CEO Hong Hou to step down as company is left with loss-making fiber-optics division.

17 Sep 14
Advanced Photonix lands Navy contract

$1.6M deal to develop custom photodiode for US Navy’s guided missile system.

15 Sep 14
poLight eyes public listing under new CEO

Norwegian developer of tunable optical lenses for camera phones is also establishing manufacturing capability.

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