Ascent Solar Wins Another U.S. Air Force Research Program for High Efficiency Solar Cells
May 14, 2007
Soruce: Ascent Solar /press release
http://www.ascentsolar.com/view.php?tg=press&id=25
Littleton, Colorado USA–Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop a new transparent conductive oxide (TCO) material to serve as the top electrical contact for flexible monolithically integrated thin-film, copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) solar cells. The Ascent Solar innovation involves developing a new material system that will be deposited using a novel roll-to-roll process. The new process offers the potential for a higher-quality, lower-cost alternative to the TCO materials and deposition methods presently used. The program will be performed under a Small Business Innovative Research contract.
Ascent Solar Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Joseph Armstrong stated, “This program provides us with a unique opportunity to improve the top layer of our flexible thin-film photovoltaic product. We believe that the new film material and innovative manufacturing method offers the potential for significantly lower-cost and better-performing products in the future.”
About Ascent Solar Technologies:
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a developer of state-of-the-art, thin-film photovoltaic modules and is located in Littleton, Colorado. Please visit our website for additional information at www.ascentsolar.com.