BASF, Engie and Innogy were among the investors that provided $17.6m in funding for the solar film developer, a year after doing the same for its series D round.

Germany-based solar film developer Heliatek has received €15m ($17.6m) in funding from investors including chemicals producer BASF, energy utility Engie and Innogy, the renewables arm of energy supplier RWE.

The round also featured Innogy Venture Capital, the strategic investment fund sponsored by Innogy and energy asset manager Conetwork Erneuerbare Energien (CEE), as well as BNP Paribas, Aqton, eCapital, Wellington Partners and unnamed family offices from Asia and Germany.

Heliatek has developed an ultra-thin and flexible solar photovoltaic film called HeliaFilm…