Sunovia is a Sarasota, Fla. based renewable energy and energy conservation company that is working to develop one of the most advanced and cost-effective cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technologies ever created. Sunovia is also the owner of the proprietary EvoLucia(TM) LED lighting product line, the incredibly energy-efficient solid-state lighting solutions have received CE, FCC, TUV and IP23 regulatory approvals, and are now being marketed worldwide.

Sunovia owns a significant equity interest in Illinois-based EPIR Technologies, Inc. (http://www.epir.com), one of the most advanced IR sensor and IR imaging companies in the world. EPIR\'s knowledge, experience and expertise in the growth of CdTe, HgCdTe and other II-VI semiconductors equal or exceed any other company in the world. Their prowess in this area is unmatched and has been endorsed by the award of unprecedented congressional funds for the development of a manufacturing capability for CdTe on Si and the award of a patent for growing CdTe directly on a Si readout integrated circuit. EPIR and Sunovia have a network of close collaborative relationships with the major Defense Department and industrial labs involved in IR detection and imaging, including the Army Research Laboratory, the Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, DRS, Raytheon, Rockwell, Texas Instruments and other laboratories around the world.