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CPUC Funds Cogenra Solar’s Co-generation Hybrid of Heat and Electricity
The California Public Utility Commission has awarded a $1.5 milliongrant to finance Cogenra Solar’s full scale 272 kW demonstrationprototype of solar hybrid co-generation of heat and electricityprototype. Intended for the mid-sized commercial market, the prototypeaims at reducing solar costs by producing both electricity and heat from one unit. The solar-cogen comprises of a long narrow [...]
Khosla’s PV/Hot Water Startup Cogenra Unstealths
Cogenra (formerly known as Skywatch Energy), a Khosla Ventures-funded solarstartup is slowly coming out of stealth — urged on by their recent winof a $1.5 million California Solar Initiative (CSI) RD&D grant. RD&D, oddly, stands for Research, Development, Deployment and Demonstration. Here is some of the text of the Cogenra grant: Cogenra Solar has developed, [...]