Janta Power Secures $5.5M Seed Funding for Vertical 3D Solar Tower Technology
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Summary
Janta Power, a vertical 3D solar tower developer, has secured $5.5 million in seed funding led by Mac Venture Capital and Collab Capital. The funding will help scale their patented 3D solar towers designed for high energy density in space-constrained areas. The technology features single-axis sun tracking and can triple solar surface area while increasing capacity factor by 50%. Applications include data centers, EV charging hubs, telecom towers, universities, and industrial facilities. Pilot programs are already underway at major airports including Dallas-Fort Worth and Munich International Airport.
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· 4 pulledVertical three-dimensional solar tower developer Janta Power announced it has closed a $5.5 million seed funding round led by Mac Venture Capital and Collab Capital.
The funds are expected to help the startup scale its patented 3D solar towers that are designed to have high levels of energy density for space-constrained areas.
The product has applications for data centers, EV charging hubs, telecom towers, universities, and a range of industrial facilities, said Janta Power.
Janta said its single-axis sun tracking tower's geometry can triple solar surface area and increase capacity factor by 50%.
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