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Ascent Solar Technologies Selected by U.S Air Force for Advanced Flexible Lightweight Photovoltaics

New technology to benefit products that operate at higher temperatures

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been selected for an Air Force Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase 2 award to demonstrate a next-generation photovoltaic product that builds upon its award-winning flexible monolithically integrated copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) technology. Subject to contract finalization, the Air Force SBIR Phase 2 program is expected to run 24 months with a program value of up to $750,000. “Solar cells perform best at lo...

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