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Solar technology company opens new research and development center at Sibley Building
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The company SunDensity unveiled a new research and development center at the Sibley Building in downtown Rochester on Tuesday.
SunDensity is opening its new lab after two years of testing to improve solar technology. The focus is on building technology to increase solar power output.
SunDensity won an $1 million prize in the Luminate NY optics, photonics, and imaging competition in 2020 to help with its expansion. The company says its work is especially important now that the number of solar power plants in the U.S. are growing by 30% per year. The solar cells waste much of the available solar spectrum and SunDensity aims to improve the efficiency by transforming available energy into more usable light.
Local leaders including Mayor Malik Evans and County Executive Adam Bello were there for the ribbon cutting ceremony. The lab will be located on the second floor of the Sibley Building.
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