PowerFilm, Inc. announced it has been awarded a $2.2 million development contract from the U.S. Army. This new development contract is for research and development to reduce the cost and to increase the power output from PowerFilm’s PowerShade solar field shelter. Included in the program are efforts to improve performance and reduce costs of the basic solar modules, as well as modifications of the tent design to allow use of new methods for manufacturing cost reduction. The overall goal of th...