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The Phase I effort leveraged the epitaxial liftoff process developed at MicroLink Devices in Niles, IL, and has demonstrated the validity of Magnolia›s extended heterojunction photovoltaic device concept. Ultimately our approach provides a pathway for obtaining thin, flexible, multi-junction solar cells with efficiency approaching 40%.»
MiaSolé appoints new CEO and President
The addition of former executives from First Solar and Intel emphasises MiaSolé’s commitment to strategic growth and industry advancement.
MiaSolé, a manufacturer of CIGS thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, has announced the appointment of two seasoned executives to lead the company into its next phase of growth.
John Carrington assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, and Bob Baker continues as President of the company. Carrington previously served as executive vice president of global marketing and business development at First Solar, where he directed the company’s global sales, marketing, and product management initiatives, and supported its targeted expansions in Europe, Middle East, Asia and the U.S. Prior to this, he spent 16 years at General Electric in a variety of global leadership roles, including four years in Japan running the Asian marketing and business development team.
Baker is a 32-year Intel veteran who brings deep experience across technology development, manufacturing, business and management. While at Intel, Baker managed the Technology and Manufacturing Group and also grew its NAND and SSD business to a profitable $1B+.
“MiaSolé is entering into an important time in its evolution,” said Martin Lagod, Managing Director and cofounder of Firelake Capital Management, on behalf of the MiaSolé board of directors. “Both John and Bob bring a wealth of experience and the right combination of skills. Their joining speaks volumes to the potential opportunities that we see in the solar market.”
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This latest addition to the company’s management leadership is part of Miasolé’s strategy to scale its capacity and continue building a sustainable and scalable business through innovation and manufacturing improvements.
MiaSolé recently announced a new volume production milestone at 13% module efficiency, and are on track to meet their ambitious cost per watt goals. The company also recently announced the production of its 50 millionth cell. This underscores the viability of Miasolé’s distinctive manufacturing process which has enabled the production of low cost, high efficiency, flexible solar cells at volume scale.
Joseph Laia will step down as CEO to pursue other interests. Under Laia’s leadership, MiaSole doubled its module efficiency, and today MiaSolé says its CIGS panels are superior to leading thin film and approaching c-Si performance.
“We thank Joe for his contributions to MiaSolé and look forward to continuing our path to global leadership,” said Lagod.
Solar3D appoints Nadir Dagli as chief scientific advisor
The expert in photonics and nanophotonics and has made significant contributions to compound semiconductor electro-optic modulators that are critical to high-speed telecommunication systems.
Solar3D, the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximise the conversion of sunlight into electricity, has appointed Nadir Dagli as Chief Scientific Advisor to guide the development of the company’s technology and prototype.
Over his career, Dagli has pioneered many novel breakthrough technologies in photonics and made significant contributions to compound semiconductor electro-optic modulators that are critical to high-speed telecommunication systems. Dagli chaired and served on the technical program committees and advisory committees of numerous leading conferences. He has also authored and coauthored over 150 journal and conference
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