Solar thermal energy company Ausra closes $25.5m equity funding facility from Khosla Ventures, KPCB, KERN, Generation Asset Management and Starfish Ventures

Ausra, Inc., a provider of solar thermal energy systems for industrial processes and large-scale electricity generation, has closed a $25.5m equity funding facility. Funds from the new equity facility are available to Ausra for expansion and acceleration of the company's solar thermal energy equipment supply business, according to a statement.