Each year since 2007, Corporate Knights magazine and the Cleantech Group have selected a Cleantech 10 and a Next 10, the twenty companies in the cleantech space that their selection committees deem have either made it, or are poised to make it big. In 2008 Morgan Solar was singled out as an emerging company to watch (we wrote about it here). Now the 2010 list is out, Read the rest of this entry »
Gunther Portfolio: Morgan Solar CPV evolves
October 28th, 2010Ed Gunther, the self-described solar energy hobbyist turned obsessivist, and author of the well-read blog Gunther Portfolio, today published a detailed overview of Morgan Solar’s activities as the company works aggressively towards commercialization.
OCTOBER 28, 2010 1:56 AM | EDGAR A. GUNTHER
Morgan Solar CPV evolves
First CEO, product status, trial installations, and manufacturing plans. Hexagons trump squares.
Full article here.
Press Release: Morgan Solar hires former CEO of eSolar
as CEO
October 12th, 2010
The Ontario innovation commercialization centre MaRS Discover District released the following Press Release today (original here).
TORONTO (October 12, 2010) – MaRS Discovery District is pleased to announce that Asif Ansari, former CEO of Los Angeles based eSolar, Inc., has taken the position of Chief Executive Officer at Toronto startup Morgan Solar. Ansari, considered one of the most successful start-up CEOs in the solar energy world, Read the rest of this entry »
Press Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Awards Clean Energy
Business Financing, Morgan Solar a Recipient
September 15th, 2010
The following Press Release (original here) was issued today by the Office of the Governor of California:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the California Energy Commission approved the final four loans, totaling more than $13.4 million, for the state’s Clean Energy Business Financing Program (CEBFP) for California-based manufacturers of solar products. Read the rest of this entry »
Morgan Solar Offered $2.3 Million in Funding from SDTC
January 13th, 2010Morgan Solar has been offered an additional $2.3 million CAD from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, as part of their current round of funding announced today. Read the rest of this entry »
Press Release: Morgan Solar Exceeds Funding Target,
Raises $8.2 Million
January 6th, 2010
TORONTO, Jan. 6 – Morgan Solar Inc., a Toronto based solar energy start-up, have increased their first-round investment to USD $8.2 million from the USD $4.7 million announced in October 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Press Release: Morgan Solar Secures USD $4.7 Million
Institutional Investment and Launches Manufacturing of
the Sun Simba HCPV
October 9th, 2009
Solar energy start-up Morgan Solar closes first tranche of their round A investment with Iberdrola Group SA, Nypro Inc, and Turnstone Capital Management LLC. Read the rest of this entry »
Morgan Solar in the Toronto Star
November 10th, 2008Morgan Solar was featured today in the Toronto Star: A ray of sunshine for solar energy. (Front page of the Business section!) Read the rest of this entry »
Morgan Solar in Corporate Knights Magazine
October 30th, 2008There was a short article about us in the Corporate Knights Magazine “Clean Tech 10″ issue. Read the rest of this entry »
Sun Simba HCPV Press Release
September 16th, 2008We just issued the following Press Release (PDF file download). Please feel free to download and distribute.