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Tandem PV Named to “50 by 2050: 50 Companies Powering Tomorrow” List Published by Congruent Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank
Tandem PV, a pioneer in American perovskite solar technology, has been named for the second year in a row to the 50 by 2050 list, which recognizes 50 private climate tech companies with the vision, innovation and scale to significantly advance global decarbonization over the next 25 years. Published by Congruent Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank, the 2025 50 by 2050 list, reflects both the rapid pace of climate innovation and the growing urgency of the challenge ahead.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · September 17, 2025
Tandem PV Awarded $4M California Energy Commission Grant to Accelerate Commercial Readiness of Next-Gen Solar Panels
Tandem PV, a leader in next-generation solar technology, today announced a $4 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to help accelerate the path to commercialization of its ultra-efficient perovskite-silicon tandem solar panels. As Tandem PV expands domestic manufacturing, its technology offers a cost-effective, scalable solution for decarbonization and U.S. energy independence.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · July 17, 2025
Tandem PV Names Frank Blohm as Vice President of Operations to Drive Scale and Strengthen U.S. Solar Leadership
Tandem PV, a pioneer in high-efficiency perovskite solar panels, today announced the appointment of Frank Blohm as Vice President of Operations. Blohm will oversee the company’s operational expansion, including supply chain, real estate and facilities strategy as Tandem PV prepares to bring its innovative solar technology to market at commercial scale.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · June 17, 2025
Tandem PV Appoints Clemens Hofbauer as VP of Manufacturing to Scale U.S. Production of High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Panels
Tandem PV, a leader in perovskite solar technology, today announced the appointment of Clemens Hofbauer as Vice President of Manufacturing. Mr. Hofbauer brings decades of industry expertise as the company begins scaling commercial production of its high-efficiency tandem solar panels, following its recent $50 million Series A funding round.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · May 12, 2025
Tandem PV Named Among World's Top GreenTech Companies of 2025 by TIME Magazine
Tandem PV, a pioneer in American perovskite solar technology, has been named one of TIME Magazine’s Top GreenTech Companies of 2025 both in the United States and worldwide. This recognition follows the company’s recent $50 million Series A funding round to scale commercial production of its high-efficiency tandem solar panels and accelerate the transition to clean energy.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · April 28, 2025
Tandem PV on Inaugural List of 50 Climate Tech Companies Likely to Significantly Drive Carbon Reductions by 2050
Tandem PV, a pioneering force in American perovskite solar technology, has been included in an illustrious list of 50 private climate tech companies with strong potential to significantly drive carbon reduction over the next 25 years. The inaugural 50 by 2050 list, unveiled in a new report published by Congruent Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank, of which Tandem PV is a client, includes other such innovators as Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Impossible Foods, Redwood Materials, Sila and TerraPower.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · September 17, 2024
Tandem PV Appoints Saritha Peruri as Vice President of Commercialization
Tandem PV, a pioneering force in perovskite solar technology, today announced the appointment of Saritha Peruri as Vice President of Commercialization to help the company take its innovations from the lab to the marketplace.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · June 10, 2024
Tandem PV Selected to Receive its 10th Award from U.S. Department of Energy
Tandem PV, a pioneering force in perovskite solar technology, announces that it was selected to receive a $4.7 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to pursue commercialization of its thin-film solar photovoltaic technology. The selected project will help Tandem PV prove out its revolutionary pairing of conventional silicon solar with perovskite materials for panels that have the potential to be up to 40% more powerful than those used today.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · June 3, 2024
Tandem PV Raises Additional $6 Million to Accelerate Perovskite Commercialization
Tandem PV, a pioneering force in perovskite solar technology, has raised an additional $6 million, bringing its total to $27 million in venture capital and government support. The company will use the funds to advance research and development and plans to build its first manufacturing facility.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · January 16, 2024
Solar Technology Innovator Tandem PV Appoints Scott Wharton as CEO
Tandem PV, a Silicon Valley-based solar energy company and a pioneering force in photovoltaic technology, today announced the appointment of Scott Wharton as CEO, effective July 17, 2023.
By Tandem PV · Via Business Wire · August 22, 2023