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Next Generation OPV Cells from Konarka Awarded World-First OPV Certification from TUV Rheinland

Konarka's TUV certification allows architect and building partners to integrate thin solar film in BIPV glass applications with IEC compliance

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Konarka Technologies, Inc. announced that its next generation organic solar cells are the world’s first organic photovoltaic (OPV) to be certified in compliance with IEC 61646. The certification work was done by TÜV Rheinland, a leading international test center based in Cologne, Germany. TÜV Rheinland’s Solar Energy Assessment Center performed the testing. These recent advances are based upon Konarka’s inverted cell architecture, the company’s proprietary intellectua...

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