Hydro Brise Soleil Product Line to Use Ascent Solar CIGS Modules at Barcelona Test Site
June 08 2010 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) and Hydro
announced today, after rigorous internal product development and
testing, the CIGS laminated modules from Ascent Solar are ready for
beta test deployment at one of Hydro’s aluminium building systems
product development sites.
The test installation is done to collect performance data,
evaluate architecture aesthetics and showcase the Brise Soleil line
for Hydro to its partners, customers, system designers and
architects. The beta test site is a vertically mounted shading
device system that is integrated with solar technology. The
optimized Ascent Solar modules integrated into the Brise Soleil
line will be evaluated against existing silicon wafer based panels.
This external deployment will help set a standard for the
integration of light weight flexible CIGS modules as this will be
the first time a CIGS module manufactured using a plastic substrate
has been integrated onto an aluminium façade shading device system.
Hydro owns approximately 30% of Ascent Solar.
CIGS thin-film flexible solar modules manufactured by Ascent
Solar and integrated into the BIPV Brise Soleil product line will
be installed at the external beta test site used by Hydro Building
Systems (HBS) in Barcelona, Spain. This development is part of the
natural progression in designing new innovative BIPV products that
don’t exist today and is the result of internal beta testing and
product development on the Brise Soleil CIGS solar integrated
products.
HBS Product Development Director Werner Jager stated, “This is
an important step forward in our ongoing collaboration with Ascent
Solar. The installation at our test site will provide the
performance data we need in order to demonstrate the readiness of
our CIGS integrated shading system to our customers. Ascent Solar
has shown tremendous progress since we began this endeavor in
establishing our Brise Soleil product line.”
Ascent Solar President and CEO Farhad Moghadam added, "We are
pleased that our product development with Hydro Building Systems
has progressed to this stage. Our lightweight, durable and high
power CIGS modules are an ideal match for the shading system
designed by HBS. Installation onto the test site is a real
indication that our product development is nearing completion and
is crucial to our viability for larger system installations down
the road.”
About Hydro:
Hydro is a global supplier of aluminium and aluminium products.
Based in Norway, the company employs 19,000 people in 40 countries
and has activities on all continents. Rooted in a century of
experience in renewable energy production, technology development
and progressive partnerships, Hydro is committed to strengthening
the viability of the customers and communities we serve.
About Ascent Solar Technologies:
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a developer of thin-film
photovoltaic modules with substrate materials that can be more
flexible and affordable than most traditional solar panels. Ascent
Solar modules can be directly integrated into standard building
materials, space applications, consumer electronics for portable
power or configured as stand-alone modules for large scale
terrestrial deployment. Ascent Solar is headquartered in Thornton,
Colorado. For more information, go to www.AscentSolar.com.
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