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Ascent Solar Selected for Air Force Advanced PV Program

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THORNTON, Colo., Nov. 5, 2012 — Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. will demonstrate a photovoltaic module that performs better at higher temperatures, the company announced Monday. Under Phase II of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Air Force contract, valued at up to $750,000, Ascent Solar will modify its existing flexible monolithically integrated copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) technology to improve PV performance. “Solar cells perform best at lower temperatures, but they can get hot during normal operation,” said company President and CEO Victor Lee. “We envision a new product...Read full article

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    Published: November 2012
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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