Recent press releases

1366 Technologies Appoints Rick Tattersfield Chief Operating Officer

Lexington, MA – August 24, 2011 – 1366 Technologies today announced it has named Rick Tattersfield Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Tattersfield will be responsible for implementing the supply chain and business processes that will take 1366’s Direct Wafer technology from first generation to commercialization, as well as building and operating the company’s two future manufacturing.. Read More...

1366 Offered $150 Million Conditional Commitment for DOE Loan Guarantee

Lexington, MA – June 17, 2011 – 1366 Technologies today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has offered a conditional commitment to the company for a $150 million loan guarantee. 1366 will use the DOE funds to scale its Direct Wafer manufacturing capabilities in Massachusetts and build a second U.S. manufacturing facility that.. Read More...

1366 Technologies raises $20 million series B financing round

Hanwha Chemical and Ventizz Capital Fund IV L.P. Join Return Investors North Bridge Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners in Backing Silicon Photovoltaics Innovator
1366 Technologies, whose innovative approaches to solar manufacturing have the potential to halve the cost of solar energy, announced today the close of a $20 million Series B financing bringing the Company’s total amount raised to $37.55 million. Read More...

1366 Technologies Teams with RENA to Unveil High-Efficiency Cell Process

1366 Technologies, a silicon photovoltaics (PV) equipment company, today announced it has partnered with RENA, the PV market leader in wet processing, to incorporate 1366’s Self-Aligned Cell technology into a complete cell production process. The new high-efficiency silicon cell process will integrate 1366’s proprietary structured patterning technology with RENA’s wet processing technology. Read More...