PrintAscent Solar Achieves 14 Percent Cell Efficiency Milestone in Commercial Production
Posted on October 21, 2009 @ 08:14 am
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, has announced that it has met a new manufacturing milestone by achieving 14 precent cell efficiency for its copper, indium, gallium, selenide (CIGS) on flexible plastic substrate produced at its Fab1 (1.5MW) commercial production plant.
U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewal Energy Laboratory (NREL), the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development, measured 14.01% cell efficiency for Ascent Solar CIGS material. Adding to this news, Ascent Solar announced a peak efficiency of 11.7% for its monolithically integrated CIGS modules manufactured at its Fab1 (1.5MW) plant in Littleton, CO.
"This is a significant breakthrough in demonstrating our ability to achieve thin film CIGS cells with 14% efficiency from regular production machines," saidDr. Farhad Mogahadam, president and CEO of Ascent Solar."Ascent Solar's ability to manufacturer monolithically integrated modules with efficiency as high as 11.7% in regular production serves as a vital element to our low cost per watt manufacturing goal."
Ascent Solar is headquartered in Thornton, Colo. Additional information can be found at www.ascentsolar.com.
U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewal Energy Laboratory (NREL), the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development, measured 14.01% cell efficiency for Ascent Solar CIGS material. Adding to this news, Ascent Solar announced a peak efficiency of 11.7% for its monolithically integrated CIGS modules manufactured at its Fab1 (1.5MW) plant in Littleton, CO.
Ascent Solar is headquartered in Thornton, Colo. Additional information can be found at www.ascentsolar.com.
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