Johns Manville to Install Ascent Solar CIGS Modules at an Existing Installation to Evaluate Performance against Current Thin-...
October 12 2010 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) and Johns
Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) (JM),
announced today, after extensive internal product development and
testing, thin-film copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS)
laminated modules from Ascent Solar are ready for beta test
deployment at the JM Technical Center (JMTC) in Littleton, Colo.
The Ascent Solar IEC 61646 (20 year life expectancy) certified and
UL certification (safety test) pending modules will be compared
side-by-side against existing thin-film modules currently installed
at JMTC.
“This is an important step forward in our ongoing collaboration
with Ascent Solar,” noted Dr. Tim Swales, Johns Manville vice
president of Research and Development. “The installation at our
test site will provide the performance data we need in order to
demonstrate the readiness of Ascent’s emerging high-power
lightweight CIGS modules in order to make it available to our
customers. As valued partners, we look forward to further
collaboration and assessment of their product and ensuring our
customers are successful.”
The test installation is done to collect performance data,
evaluate architecture aesthetics and showcase the potential of
Ascent Solar’s CIGS high-power modules against the current
thin-film technology. For the pilot, installation modules have been
applied to the top surface of the roofing membrane. The long-term
objective is to integrate the modules into the roofing material
itself as a factory-applied solution that JM markets under the
Power Blanket brand. This external deployment will help set a
standard for the integration and installation of lightweight
flexible CIGS modules going forward as this will be the first time
a CIGS monolithically integrated module manufactured using a
plastic substrate has been integrated onto an existing commercial
roofing installation for competitive commercial evaluation.
Ascent Solar President and CEO Farhad Moghadam added: "We are
pleased that our product development with Johns Manville has
progressed to this stage. Our lightweight, durable and high-power
CIGS modules are an ideal match for true integration into the Johns
Manville commercial roofing material product line. Installation
onto the test site is a real indication that our product
development is progressing and is crucial to our viability for
larger system installations down the road.”
“Now that we have established IEC 61646 certification and have
UL certification pending, we are pleased to launch pilot project
installations with an industry leader like JM. Ascent Solar’s entry
to the BAPV market with the highest power density flexible
solutions and highest power modules will enable a new level of
power production for flexible commercial applications,” stated
Rafael Gutierrez, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing for
Ascent Solar.
About Johns Manville
Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: BRK.A,
BRK.B), is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality
products for building insulation, mechanical insulation, commercial
roofing, and roof insulation, as well as fibers and nonwovens for
commercial, industrial, and residential applications. JM serves
markets that include aerospace, automotive and transportation, air
handling, appliance, HVAC, pipe and equipment, filtration,
waterproofing, building, flooring, interiors, and wind energy. In
business since 1858, the Denver-based company holds leadership
positions in all of the key markets that it serves. JM employs
approximately 6,500 people and operates 41 manufacturing facilities
in North America, Europe and China. Additional information can be
found at www.jm.com.
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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