Recent Press Releases Plextronics Receives Investment from Applied Ventures to Expand Development of Printed Electronics Technology Group IV Semiconductor Secures New Funding to Accelerate Development of Energy-Efficient Solid State Lighting SAGE Electrochromics Secures $16 Million in Series B Financing Funding led by Good Energies with backing from Applied Ventures and N.V. Bekaert Semprius Receives Investment from Applied Ventures Solaicx Closes $27.1 Million Series C Funding Round Applied Ventures Invests in Solar Wafer Manufacturer Solaicx Infinite Power Solutions Raises $34.7 Million For Building Thin-Film Battery Manufacturing Facilities Applied Ventures Invests in Fuel Cell Startup Applied Materials Launches Venture Capital Program to Support Breakthrough Technology Venture Capital Events Date International Conference on Advancements in Energy Research (ICAER2007), Mumbai, India. Register here: Panel: Plenary Talk "Electricity for the 21st century – unlocking the potential of solar: creating a smart, efficient, distributed power system" December 12-14, 2007 Conference on International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD), Mumbai, India. Register here: Panel: Semiconductor Manufacturing India's Role Panel: Catalyzing the Demand for Solar PV in India December 16-20, 2007