Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced the successful internal qualification of a packaging solution for its flexible monolithically integrated CIGS modules. In internal qualification testing, its flexible packaging solution successfully passed the rigorous standard of one thousand (1,000) hours of damp heat testing(85% relative humidity and 85°C temperature) guideline set forth by IEC 61646 standards for performance and long term reliability of thin film solar modules.

Dr Farhad Moghadam, CEO of Ascent Solar, stated, "This is a breakthrough development not just for Ascent Solar but also for the advancement of flexible CIGS technology and the differentiating capabilities it brings to the market.We are very proud of this achievement which now sets the stage for certification of our products by external agencies.This is also well timed to meet the requirements of our initial production from the 30 MW high volume manufacturing plant scheduled to commence at the beginning of 2010."