Toronto company develops low-cost concentrated solar system
Jenn Kho over at Greentech Media has a great story about John Paul Morgan, a guy from Toronto who was working overseas for Doctors Without Borders when he decided to develop a concentrated solar PV system that was affordable enough for African villages. He formed a company last year, called Morgan Solar, that has raised a couple million dollars but is looking for a new $10 to $20 million round. It’s an inspiring story about a guy who saw a need and decided to fill it. But it’s also a story about the challenges that lie ahead.
Tags: concentrated solar PV
Tyler Hamilton is editor-in-chief of Corporate Knights magazine and a business columnist for the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper. In addition to this Clean Break blog, Tyler writes a weekly column of the same name that discusses trends, happenings and innovators in the clean technology and green energy market. This blog is a personal project started in April 2005. It is not an official blog of the newspaper.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Cool to see this story picked up here. It occurred to me that it was odd that we were getting more attention from the US and Europe than we were from Canadians, but now with the demonstration system being installed at the Earth Rangers Centre, that’s starting to change. Challenges ahead is right, but we’re amazed at the momentum we have as well. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Nic Morgan
Biz Dev Director
Morgan Solar Inc.