Kerry Pianoforte06.28.12
Eight19 has been awarded the prize for Best Business Case at the Investor Forum at the annual LOPE-C Organic Electronics conference in Munich. A jury of distinguished investors, industry leaders and representatives from the sponsors selected winners for two competitively contested awards: one for Best Business Case and the other for Most Impactful Technology or Product.
The 3rd Annual LOPE-C Investor Summit is organized and initiated by the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) in cooperation with the European Commission (DG INFSO). It is the premier forum for investors and early-stage companies in organic and printed electronics.
Eight19 presented Indigo, a technology to enable a new pay-as-you-go business model for organic solar power that eliminates the high up-front costs normally associated with renewables and provides clean power for less than half the customers’ current energy spend. While the on-grid market for solar is maturing, there exists a large – and largely underserved – off-grid market of 1.3Bn potential customers in emerging markets requiring basic energy for which solar PV is well suited.
The Investor Summit Judging Panel comprised an international panel of experts including Dr. David Fyfe, Sumitomo Chemical (Investor Forum chair); Dr. Alexei A. Andreev, Harris & Harris; Dr. Thomas Skordas, EU Commission; and Dr. Davor Sutija, Thin Film Electronics.
Indigo pay-as-you-go solar was also awarded at Rio+20 this week a World Business and Development Award and named part of the global Sustainia100.
“Eight19 is delighted to have received the 'best business case' award at LOPE-C for Indigo,” Eight19 CEO Simon Bransfield-Garth said. “The award reflects Eight19’s view that despite the challenging times for solar technology providers, the future for organic electronics remains bright.”
The 3rd Annual LOPE-C Investor Summit is organized and initiated by the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) in cooperation with the European Commission (DG INFSO). It is the premier forum for investors and early-stage companies in organic and printed electronics.
Eight19 presented Indigo, a technology to enable a new pay-as-you-go business model for organic solar power that eliminates the high up-front costs normally associated with renewables and provides clean power for less than half the customers’ current energy spend. While the on-grid market for solar is maturing, there exists a large – and largely underserved – off-grid market of 1.3Bn potential customers in emerging markets requiring basic energy for which solar PV is well suited.
The Investor Summit Judging Panel comprised an international panel of experts including Dr. David Fyfe, Sumitomo Chemical (Investor Forum chair); Dr. Alexei A. Andreev, Harris & Harris; Dr. Thomas Skordas, EU Commission; and Dr. Davor Sutija, Thin Film Electronics.
Indigo pay-as-you-go solar was also awarded at Rio+20 this week a World Business and Development Award and named part of the global Sustainia100.
“Eight19 is delighted to have received the 'best business case' award at LOPE-C for Indigo,” Eight19 CEO Simon Bransfield-Garth said. “The award reflects Eight19’s view that despite the challenging times for solar technology providers, the future for organic electronics remains bright.”