SHINE APEX · Space-first flexible solar
Space-first solar for missions rigid panels cannot serve.
SHINE Labs is building SHINE APEX: ultra-lightweight microgroove PV for space, defense, and mission-critical systems, with terrestrial proof markets feeding field learning into the space-grade path.
Space + defense path
Terrestrial proof markets
OEM + validation partners
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SHINE APEX
Space leads. Terrestrial proof feeds the qualification path.
APEX is SHINE’s space-and-defense product path for mission-critical surfaces where weight, stowage, deployment speed, and power density matter. Terrestrial applications are treated as proof markets: faster access to samples, OEM feedback, and field validation that de-risks the path to space-capable PV.
Lead path
Space + defense power
Customer and partner conversations focused on mass-constrained, deployable, mission-critical power.
Space, defense, OEM, and strategic partner discovery.
Customer-relevant module formats and test articles.
Faster field feedback from canopy, mobile, and remote infrastructure use cases.
Learning translated toward environmental proof and mission-grade deployment requirements.
Technology
A new solar geometry, not just a new material.
SHINE’s microgroove architecture changes how flexible solar devices can be built, connected, stowed, and deployed across surfaces conventional panels cannot serve.
Light capture
Microgroove geometry
The microgroove shape increases optical path length and supports higher absorption in a flexible device format.
SHINE Microgroove PV Architecture
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Applications
Space leads. Terrestrial applications accelerate proof.
SHINE is organizing customer and partner pathways around APEX, then using terrestrial proof markets to accelerate samples, field learning, and system integration.
SHINE APEX · lead path
Space-and-defense flexible solar for mission-critical surfaces.
APEX is the public product path for customers and partners where mass, stowage, deployment, and reliable power density define the mission.
Space platforms
Defense systems
Mission surfaces
- Deployable arrays and mass-constrained platforms
- Customer samples and proof conversations
- Terrestrial learning folded into space-capable validation
Terrestrial proof market
Flexible solar for lightweight OEM surfaces.
Portable, structural, and mobile use cases where glass panels add weight, installation complexity, or poor fit.
OEM integration
Surface-conforming
Rapid deploy
- Curved or non-flat surfaces
- Compact stowage and rapid deployment
- Field feedback for qualification and reliability learning
Mission resilience
Power for operations where weight and logistics constrain deployment.
Mission-capable flexible PV for mobile platforms, temporary infrastructure, and constrained field environments.
Field-ready
Light transport
Resilient deployment
- Lightweight transport and setup
- Lower stowage burden
- Path toward environmental testing and validation
Extreme frontier
Persistent power for surfaces beyond conventional infrastructure.
Flexible solar formats for lunar, remote, autonomous, and off-grid systems that cannot rely on rigid, flat, permanent panels.
Remote energy
Extreme environments
Autonomous systems
- Remote infrastructure
- Surface-conforming power
- Energy where deployment conditions are constrained
Customers & Partners
Built with space, defense, OEM, and validation partners.
SHINE is looking for partners who can help validate, integrate, test, and deploy flexible solar in real frontier conditions, with APEX leading the space-and-defense path.
+ The best relationships combine field access, technical learning, and a credible path to deployment.
Proof Path
Space-first path. Proof-market acceleration.
SHINE is converting credible technical roots into APEX conversations, repeatable prototypes, PCE data, customer samples, and validation milestones.
SHINE APEX
APEX focuses the space-and-defense narrative around mission-critical surfaces and customer-relevant proof.
Microgroove architecture
Published platform work and historical development validate the microgroove route and support a scalable process path.
Terrestrial proof loop
Near-term terrestrial applications help generate product feedback, samples, and learning while the space-capable validation path matures.
Team
Thin-film leadership. Solar execution. Frontier focus.
Founder & CEO
Ray Lewandowski
30+ years in thin-film and roll-to-roll manufacturing, with deep experience across commercialization, manufacturing strategy, and advanced solar platforms.
Brendan Crouch
Advisor and investor supporting customer discovery, OEM channel access, and near-term field learning.
Dr. Brian Korgel
Technical advisor with nanomaterials, energy research, and perovskite expertise.
Dr. John Topping
Technical advisor supporting microgroove PV architecture, roll-to-roll process development, and technical validation planning.
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