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Maven invests a further £1 million in County Durham-based Power Roll
Funding will support the business in its next stage of development to produce next-generation solar solutions to assist with the transition towards net zero Durham, 06 July 2023: Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”) has led a £1 million funding round in County Durham-based Power Roll, a developer
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World’s first flexible solar manufacturing facility to use micro-groove technology opens in the UK
Power Roll’s flexible solar film pilot manufacturing facility opens in County Durham.Energy Minister, Greg Hands says: “Power Roll embodies the North East’s spirit of enterprise – a company making cutting-edge green technology right here in the UK; powering growth and creating quality jobs…
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World’s first flexible solar manufacturing facility to use micro-groove technology opens in the UK
Power Roll’s flexible solar film pilot manufacturing facility opens in County Durham.Energy Minister, Greg Hands says: “Power Roll embodies the North East’s spirit of enterprise – a company making cutting-edge green technology right here in the UK; powering growth and creating quality jobs…
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Power Roll and Futurepump partner to reach more farmers with affordable irrigation
Use of lightweight, rollable solar film to power water pumps will increase access to irrigation for the world’s 500 million off-grid smallholders 25 January 2022, County Durham, UK. Power Roll and Futurepump have signed an Application Development Partner Agreement that will see them explore the…
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Power Roll partners with Inseanergy to develop zero-emission maritime energy solutions
Lightweight, low cost, solar film to be tested in emission free aquaculture application to decrease diesel usage, reduce risk of fuel spillage and substitute for challenging grid connections. 09 November 2021, County Durham: UK-based Power Roll and Norwegian company Inseanergy have signed an…
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Power Roll raises £2.5m to further power its growth
Sunderland, UK, 04 November 2021 – Power Roll, the developer of ultra-low-cost and lightweight flexible film for energy generation and storage, has raised a further £2.5m from existing investors. The investment will support continuing growth and the establishment of a pilot solar film production…
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Power Roll partners with Filia to democratise solar power
Rollable solar film promises affordable, power-generating photovoltaic blackout window blinds for millions of people living in apartments 22 September, County Durham, UK. Power Roll and Filia Solar (www.filia.solar) have signed an Application Development Partner Agreement to explore the use of Power…
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Solar protest group looks to Power Roll for rooftop solution
Sunderland, UK 09 July 2021 – Power Roll, a developer of low-cost and lightweight flexible solar film, is collaborating with a Derbyshire-based community action group to build a business case for rooftop solar as an alternative to a proposed 50 MW solar farm, which is seeking planning consent on a
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Power Roll signs agreement with Thermax Global to develop the market for solar film in India
Sunderland, UK 16 April 2021 – Power Roll, a developer of unique, low-cost, and lightweight flexible solar film has announced an agreement with Thermax Group, a leading energy and environment solutions provider, to develop the market for solar film in India. The agreement will see the companies…
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Power Roll partners with leading Japanese energy company on solar film market development
Sunderland, UK 30 March 2021 – Power Roll, a developer of ultra-low-cost and lightweight flexible solar film has announced a strategic partnership with one of Japan’s leading energy companies. The partnership sets out a range of research and development activities to establish the market…
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Power Roll raises £5.8m to scale-up solar film manufacture
Sunderland, UK 11 February 2021 – Power Roll, a developer of a game-changing, ultra-low-cost and lightweight flexible film for energy generation and storage, confirmed today that it has raised a further £3m, which takes total investment in the firm to £5.8m over two funding rounds completed in…
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Sunderland-based Power Roll raises £5.8m and recruits for global solar scale-up
Sunderland, UK 11 February 2021 – Power Roll, a developer of ultra-low-cost and lightweight flexible film for energy generation and storage, has raised £5.8m over two recent funding rounds. Equity investors in the most recent round include Indigo 7 Ventures (i7v), Kero Development Partners and…
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Analysis of UK commercial roof space shows solar PV film can achieve net zero without greenfield sites
The Government’s latest call for evidence cites ‘community acceptance’ as a key barrier to overcome as it considers how the UK can best deploy 75 - 90 GW of solar power to meet net zero. Sunderland, UK 18 December 2020 – Power Roll, the developer of ultra-low cost and lightweight flexible…
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Power Roll closes £2.8m funding round to commercialise a new way to generate and store energy
EMBARGOED UNTIL 03:00 WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2020 Sunderland, UK 23 September 2020 – Power Roll, the developer of ultra-low-cost and lightweight flexible film for energy generation and storage, confirmed today that it has raised £2.8m of investment to commercialise its unique solar film and…
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Power Roll trials solar PV to power up Himalayan villages
Flexible solar PV and storage system designed and installed to meet the bespoke needs of remote Indian communitiesOpportunity for Indian manufacturers to take the lead in the next generation solar technology Sunderland, UK, 08 September 2020 – Power Roll, a developer of ultra low-cost and
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Power Roll trials flexible solar PV to power off-grid health centre in Zambia
Sunderland, UK, 22 July 2020 – Power Roll, a developer of ultra low-cost and lightweight flexible solar PV, has been awarded funding through Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst 7 to evaluate the use of flexible PV film in powering rural, off-grid applications in developing regions. As a result of the…