AMBERWAVE INC
Ultra-thin monocrystalline silicon solar cells bonded to steel alloy substrates with integrated nanostructured rear reflectors
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Salem, NH
- Founded
- 1998
- Total capital
- $4.2M
- Federal grants
- $2.7M
- 5 awards · 2015–2024
- Rank in peer group#30 of 39
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $1.5M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Energy#99 of 998
- Granted patents
- 1
- 9 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#17 of 39
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · "amberwave, Inc" SBIR Phase II$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · "amberwave, Inc" SBIR Phase II$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III - Research & Development$190K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Ultra-Thin Silicon Solar Cells for Lightweight Flexible High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Modules$225K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Lightweight Thin-film Solar Cell with Periodic Optical Nanostructure$1.0M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Research And Development - Lightweight Thin-film Solar Cell With Periodic Optical Nanostructure$148K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Lightweight Thin-film Solar Cell with Periodic Optical Nanostructure$148K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Performance, Flexible, Silicon-Based Photovoltaic Devices$100K
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Standing among 39 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#17 · top 44%
- Linked publications#2 · top 5%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Anthony LochtefeldResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $1.5M in grants as PI
- Allen BarnettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- George McNameeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard FaubertDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 10- PendingLightweight Solar Panel With Support SheetUSPTOApplication 17379033
- PendingSolar Cell Via Thin Film Solder Bond Having A Strain Balancing LayerUSPTOApplication 17314229
- GrantedSolar Cell Via Thin Film Solder BondUSPTOUS 10,971,647
Show all 10 patent records
- Lightweight Solar Panel With Support SheetJan 20, 2022 · Application 17379033Pending
- Solar Cell Via Thin Film Solder Bond Having A Strain Balancing LayerNov 11, 2021 · Application 17314229Pending
- Solar Cell Via Thin Film Solder BondApr 6, 2021 · US 10,971,647Granted
- Thin Film Solder BondAug 9, 2018 · Application 15428094Pending
- Solar Cell Via Thin Film Solder Bond Having A Strain Balancing LayerApplication 63021865Pending
- Lightweight Solar Panel With Support Sheet And Double Edge FoldApplication 63136319Pending
- Lightweight Solar Panel With Support SheetApplication 63053285Pending
- Solar CellApplication PCTUS2014030783Pending
- Solar CellApplication PCTUS2012053571Pending
- Thin Film Solder BondApplication PCTUS2012035716Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Encapsulation Techniques Using Electrically Conductive Adhesives for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics20190 cites
- Extraction of Essential Solar Cell Parameters of Subcells in a Tandem Structure With a Novel Three-Terminal Measurement Technique201714 cites
- Advanced surface passivation of epitaxial boron emitters for high-efficiency ultrathin crystalline silicon solar cells20174 cites
Related companies, and why
- AmberWave, Inc.Shares a founder: Anthony Lochtefeld
- SOLAR ROADWAYS INCORPORATEDSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $1.6M in contracts
- ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $1.6M in contracts
- SWIFT SOLAR INCSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $1.6M in contracts
- BRIDGE 12 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Similar federal contract value in Energy · $1.5M in contracts
- VALGOTECH LLCSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $1.5M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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