The idea behind Optony, a year-old startup that is working on combining
thin film solar cells with a solar concentrating system, is to merge
two of the solar industry's low-cost options to produce solar power
prices that rival grid parity. At least that's the theory -- the
company is still in the development phase. P. R. Yu, CEO and founder of
the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based startup, tells us that the company has just
started to raise a Series A round to help continue work on its rooftop
and ground-mounted solar system.
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