Ascent Solar Partner, The Solar Cloth Company, Wins 2014 UK Solar Industry Awards BIPV Category Using Ascent’s Flexible Sol...
January 21 2015 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a manufacturer of
consumer and off-grid products integrated with flexible thin-film
photovoltaic modules (CIGS), announced today the company’s
off-grid development partner, The Solar Cloth Company, won the 2014
United Kingdom’s Solar Industry Award for Building Integrated
Photovoltaic solutions for their product utilizing Ascent Solar’s
panels in cloth membrane roofing structures for carports.
John Maslanik, Ascent's Manager of Business Development said,
"This award once again highlights the unique applications which can
be pursued using Ascent’s groundbreaking solar technology. With
over 320 square miles of roof-space in the United Kingdom which
could potentially be integrated with this innovative system; this
award further cements the large scale viability and huge
opportunity in this particular distribution channel.”
“Being the winner of the Solar Industry Awards’ 2014 BIPV
category is a tremendous honor and would not have been possible
without Ascent Solar’s photovoltaics, which forms a crucial part of
the supply chain and enables TSCC to build the solutions and
product we provide,” said Perry Carroll, CEO and Founder of The
Solar Cloth Company. “Solar PV adoption has typically been slow,
but together we have created a truly elegant and lightweight
solution which can add real value to sites where solar panels have
been previously impossible to use."
About Ascent Solar Technologies:
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a developer of thin-film
photovoltaic modules with substrate materials that are more
flexible, versatile and rugged than traditional solar panels.
Ascent Solar modules can be directly integrated into consumer
products and off-grid applications, as well as aerospace and
building integrated applications. Ascent Solar is headquartered in
Thornton, Colorado. For more information, go to
www.ascentsolar.com.
About The Solar Cloth Company:
The Solar Cloth Company is a Cambridge-based start-up and
systems integrator of Ascent Solar’s flexible thin film
photovoltaics, designed for commercial installation. Its
lightweight, flexible solar panels are state-of-the-art solar cells
that weigh less than 3.3kg/m2 - a tenth of the weight of
traditional solar panels. They can be laid over all low-load
bearing structures such as retail centres, distribution centres and
datacentres. They can be bonded to all structural fabrics to allow
application in tensile structures, stadia and agricultural land
covers. www.thesolarclothcompany.com
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Ascent Solar TechnologiesInvestor Relations
Contact:CleanTech IRBrion D. Tanous, 310-541-6824Mobile:
424-634-8592btanous@cleantech-ir.comorAscent Solar
TechnologiesJustin R. Jacobs,
720-872-5194jjacobs@ascentsolar.com
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