Solar system efficiency company XeroCoat launches
XeroCoat Inc. said Monday it entered the solar energy market with an anti-reflective coating designed to increase solar system conversion efficiency.
The company said it targets the solar thermal and solar photovoltaic segments.
Founded by two University of Queensland, Australia researchers, XeroCoat is headquartered in Redwood City and maintains its research and development base in Brisbane, Queensland.
The company said it has "an international team of leading optical materials and solar energy scientists and engineers who are focused on continuous innovation of coatings for the solar energy industry."
XeroCoat also said it signed a contract "with a large solar thermal manufacturer to provide the anti-reflective coating for their demonstration line."