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mPower Technology, a solar company operated out of Carlsbad, announced in February it had raised $10 million in Series B financing to expand the company’s R&D and manufacturing capabilities.The company’s DragonSCALES technology is a flexible mesh of small, lightweight solar cells that are designed to power space commercialization and exploration missions. https://www.sdbj.com/news/2022/mar/14/growing-dragonscales/

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) held a virtual press conference with representatives from Build with Robots, RS21, and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. During the press conference, Rep. Stansbury highlighted the science and technology investments and economic benefits of the Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act, a bill she passed as an amendment to the America COMPETES …

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US start-up mPower Technology is scaling up its flexible crystalline silicon solar module technology for spatial and terrestrial applications. The back-contact solar panels consist of micro-singulated silicon dies that are “hyper-interconnected” in series or in parallel. The devices have efficiency ranging from 22 to 23% depending on the size or applications. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/18/flexible-pv-panels-based-on-hyperconnected-back-contact-solar-cells/

Albuquerque’s mPower Technology, which makes solar cells for spacecraft, will expand its footprint and workforce with a $10 million Series B funding round. MPower announced on Tuesday its most recent round of funding, which raised its total amount raised to $16.5 million. Investors included Cottonwood Technology Fund VC in Santa Fe, which led the round. …

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TAMPA, Fla. — Startup mPower Technology said Feb. 1 it has raised $10 million to accelerate production of silicon-based solar panels that gained flight heritage last summer. Early-stage investment firm Cottonwood Technology Fund led the Series B funding round, joined by Hemisphere Ventures and other space investors. https://spacenews.com/solar-panel-startup-mpower-technology-secures-funds-for-mass-production/

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Somewhere among the glitter of the night sky is a small satellite powered by innovative, next-generation solar cell technology developed at Sandia National Laboratories. Former Sandia National Laboratories scientist Murat Okandan in 2017 shows a prototype of small, lightweight, flexible solar cell technology developed at the labs. The technology was licensed by …

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A local solar power company was selected to test out their new technology in orbit. Businesses in New Mexico are turning to the sky as the second space race takes center stage in the land of enchantment. Here in Albuquerque, mPower designs and builds solar panels, an essential part of space travel. …

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