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Top 41 Solar Cell startups
May 08, 2025 | By Alexander Gillet | 29 |
These startups develop new solar panel and solar cell technologies such as perovskite, tandem, thin film solar cells, etc
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Country: Germany | Funding: €652M
1Komma5° is aiming to offer households everything needed for a carbon neutral home, including energy storage, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and solar.
1Komma5° is aiming to offer households everything needed for a carbon neutral home, including energy storage, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and solar.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $466.6M
SoloPower is a producer of thin-film photovoltaic cells and modules that help solar electricity generation and adapt to virtually limitless site-specific applications.
SoloPower is a producer of thin-film photovoltaic cells and modules that help solar electricity generation and adapt to virtually limitless site-specific applications.
3
Country: China | Funding: $248.2M
Jinko Solar is an energy company that focuses on producing solar energy micro-crystalline silicon.
Jinko Solar is an energy company that focuses on producing solar energy micro-crystalline silicon.
4
Country: Sweden | Funding: $224.2M
Exeger Sweden AB develops flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets
Exeger Sweden AB develops flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets
5
Country: UK | Funding: $152.2M
Oxford PV is the technology leader in the field of perovskite solar cells.
Oxford PV is the technology leader in the field of perovskite solar cells.
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Country: USA | Funding: $123.7M
1366 Technologies develops high-performance silicon wafers.
1366 Technologies develops high-performance silicon wafers.
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Country: USA | Funding: $80.4M
Tandem PV provides a unique opportunity for solar to reach new heights.
Tandem PV provides a unique opportunity for solar to reach new heights.
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Country: USA | Funding: $78.5M
Ambient Photonics is a low light energy harvesting PV cells for smart home, consumer electronics, and IoT devices.
Ambient Photonics is a low light energy harvesting PV cells for smart home, consumer electronics, and IoT devices.
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Country: China | Funding: $76.1M
Daqo New Energy is engaged in the manufacturing of monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si), polysilicon (poly-Si), and silicon wafers, primarily for use in solar photovoltaic systems.
Daqo New Energy is engaged in the manufacturing of monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si), polysilicon (poly-Si), and silicon wafers, primarily for use in solar photovoltaic systems.
10
Country: Canada | Funding: $53.1M
Morgan Solar develops concentrated photovoltaic module, which features the industry’s most advanced optical designs and is up to 15% more efficient than conventional solar panels, and two-axis tracker, which offers significantly higher ROI compared to conventional fixed-track systems because it can be set up and serviced manually rather than having to use cranes and heavy machinery.
Morgan Solar develops concentrated photovoltaic module, which features the industry’s most advanced optical designs and is up to 15% more efficient than conventional solar panels, and two-axis tracker, which offers significantly higher ROI compared to conventional fixed-track systems because it can be set up and serviced manually rather than having to use cranes and heavy machinery.
11
Country: China | Funding: $50M
ET Solar Group is a Chinese photovoltaic company providing solar modules and related photovoltaic solutions worldwide.
ET Solar Group is a Chinese photovoltaic company providing solar modules and related photovoltaic solutions worldwide.
12
Country: USA
Bila Solar produces innovatile glassless, frameless solar moduls. They combine the proven benefits of crystalline silicon solar cells with patented aerospace composites.
Bila Solar produces innovatile glassless, frameless solar moduls. They combine the proven benefits of crystalline silicon solar cells with patented aerospace composites.
13
Country: USA | Funding: $50.4M
Swift Solar is developing lightweight, flexible, and highly efficient solar panels based on perovskite semiconductors.
Swift Solar is developing lightweight, flexible, and highly efficient solar panels based on perovskite semiconductors.
14
Country: USA | Funding: $38.2M
Next Energy Technologies is a manufacturer of organic photovoltaic coatings.
Next Energy Technologies is a manufacturer of organic photovoltaic coatings.
15
Country: Canada | Funding: $33.8M
Solantro’s chipsets and platforms turn solar panels into integrated power generators and allow for the management and storage of renewable energy. The chipsets are designed and built specifically to measure, process and drive complex power architectures from distributed energy resources
Solantro’s chipsets and platforms turn solar panels into integrated power generators and allow for the management and storage of renewable energy. The chipsets are designed and built specifically to measure, process and drive complex power architectures from distributed energy resources
16
Country: USA | Funding: $31M
Merlin develops novel solar panels that are significantly lighter than a typical glass panels and their flexible nature changes how and where they can be installed. The panels come with an adhesive on the pack, so they can be attached to surfaces just like a child’s sticker.
Merlin develops novel solar panels that are significantly lighter than a typical glass panels and their flexible nature changes how and where they can be installed. The panels come with an adhesive on the pack, so they can be attached to surfaces just like a child’s sticker.
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Country: USA | Funding: $28.2M
Toledo Solar produces the finest CdTe Thin Cell Solar panels, which are designed for a variety of uses from homes and small businesses to large power-generating facilities.
Toledo Solar produces the finest CdTe Thin Cell Solar panels, which are designed for a variety of uses from homes and small businesses to large power-generating facilities.
18
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $24.8M
Insolight is an energy company that develops and manufactures solar panels. The technology, called planar optical micro-tracking, allows to concentrate sunlight on tiny solar cells, without any tilt. This makes the use of high efficiency space-grade solar cells affordable, whereas normally there are too expensive to be spread on the full sunlit area.
Insolight is an energy company that develops and manufactures solar panels. The technology, called planar optical micro-tracking, allows to concentrate sunlight on tiny solar cells, without any tilt. This makes the use of high efficiency space-grade solar cells affordable, whereas normally there are too expensive to be spread on the full sunlit area.
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Country: USA | Funding: $22.7M
SunDensity provides photonic solar conversion products and services.
SunDensity provides photonic solar conversion products and services.
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Country: USA | Funding: $19.4M
Leading Edge Equipment Technologies is a developer of kerfless, single crystal silicon wafers intended to be used in solar panels.
Leading Edge Equipment Technologies is a developer of kerfless, single crystal silicon wafers intended to be used in solar panels.
