Analysis

July 6, 2023

Exeger's solar-charging headphone tech is primed to go global

Its solar panels can even charge your gadgets indoors


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Most solar companies want to build massive solar parks to power homes and businesses — huge fields full of black sheets, maximising the impact a sunny spot and good location can have on power generation.

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Picture of the bending machine of startup Exeger, making flexible solar panels for gadgets
Exeger's bending machine for solar panels for headphones
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Picture of the different flexible solar panels Exeger produce
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Picture of Giovanni Fili, founder of flexible solar panel startup Exeger
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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