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Swift Solar

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Swift Solar

Our Take

Swift Solar is attacking the hardest problem in solar: getting perovskite-silicon tandem cells out of labs and into factories at scale, targeting 30-40% efficiency where traditional silicon plateaus around 25%. They just hired Annikki Santala (ex-Deputy Lab Lead at KAUST's Solar Center) to run R&D operations, signaling they're serious about bridging the gap between academic breakthroughs and gigawatt manufacturing—a move most tandem startups haven't even started on yet.

Perovskite tandem solar technology that combines perovskite and silicon materials to achieve efficiency levels beyond traditional solar cells

Key Features
Perovskite tandem technology combining perovskite and silicon, Efficiency exceeding silicon world record, 30 years equivalent lifetime stability, Full-size cell efficiency within 10% of lab record, US-made manufacturing, Patent-protected materials and architectures
Problem It Solves
Making solar more efficient, cost-effective, and versatile than traditional silicon-based alternatives
Target Customer
Commercial and industrial businesses, utility-scale solar projects, residential and community solar, data centers, space solar, electric vehicles
Use Cases
Commercial and industrial solar for businesses and factories, Utility-scale solar for large projects, Residential and community solar, Data centers clean power, Space solar for satellites and stations, Electric vehicles integrated solar
Differentiator
Perovskite tandem technology made in USA with 30-year stability and efficiency exceeding silicon world record
Why Now
Perovskites represent the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revolutionize solar energy with higher efficiency and lower costs
Traction
Press Mentions: Nature Conference on Perovskite and Organic Photovoltaics, 2024 · Awards: R&D 100 Award, TIME's Top GreenTech Companies in America

Key Facts

Category
Solar technology / Perovskite tandem solar cells
Location
, USA
Founded
2017
Raised
Acquired gigawatt-scale solar factory
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The people behind Swift Solar

G

Giles Eperon

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Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) / Co-founder

Oxford PhD in physics, UW Postdoc, NREL Staff Scientist, Forbes 30 Under 30, Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher, pioneered modern perovskite solar cell architecture

J

Joel Jean

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CEO / Co-founder

MIT PhD, Stanford BS in electrical engineering, Forbes 30 Under 30, 40+ patents, 300+ papers, 200k+ citations

M

Max Hoerantner

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Chief Engineer / Co-founder

Oxford PhD in physics, ETH Zurich MS and BS in mechanical engineering, MIT GridEdge Solar Postdoctoral Fellow, expert in thin-film equipment and process development

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Tomas Leijtens

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CTO / Co-founder

Stanford Postdoc, Oxford PhD in physics, Stanford BS in chemical engineering, Forbes 30 Under 30, Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher, leading perovskite scientist and pioneer in perovskite stability

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