| Planar
Energy Devices, Inc.
Planar Energy Devices is a power-storage company developing
thin-film batteries. The Orlando, Fla.-based company is a
spinout of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in Golden, Colo., and
is a licensee of both NREL technology and technology from
the DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Battelle Ventures
and its Knoxville, Tenn.-based affiliate fund, Innovation
Valley Partners (IVP), were the sole investors in the company’s
$4-million Series A funding round. General Partner Kef Kasdin
sits on the Board of Directors. (See
deal announcement.)
Company Web Site
www.planarenergy.com
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