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Ascent Solar Unveils 320W 5m long Flexible CIGS Module Series
The new series of ‘Wavesol’ products increases the firms’ building block portfolio and is claimed to include the highest power 5 meter flexible and light-weight CIGS module available.
Ascent Solar Technologies, a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, is launching its new WaveSol series of five meter long modules.
These will complement its current portfolio of building integrated (BIPV) and building applied (BAPV) photovoltaic product portfolio.
WaveSol WSLB 3200-190 is claimed to be the highest power 5 meter flexible and light-weight CIGS module available. It has a format of 5.0m X 0.6m, a power of 320 Watts, a voltage of up to 190 Volts and a specific power of 50 Watts/kg.
This new series of products is enabled by recent advances in CIGS monolithic integration processes which have resulted in 30 cm x 60 cm building blocks. These are claimed to be four times the size of current building block sub-modules.
The module family consists of fewer parts that reduce overall internal power losses and significantly reduces manufacturing and testing operations. The product is specifically designed to meet the needs of large commercial scale rooftop installations by providing unique attributes that reduce BOS costs and ease of integration into roofing components in a way this industry has yet to experience.
Ascent Solar plans to showcase the product in October of this year during the Solar Power International conference to be held in Los Angeles, CA.
Ascent Solar President and CEO Farhad Moghadam commented, “We are proud of our heritage and unwavering dedication to flexible CIGS solar module manufacturing. We intend to maintain our leading position as the pre-eminent manufacturer of flexible, light-weight CIGS modules for BIPV/BAPV solutions by translating advances in production into world-leading modules that will enable the proliferation of solar while making it a cost effective solution. We look forward to showcasing this module to the world during the Solar Power International convention next month, as well as planning several beta site installations with existing customers.”
Ascent Solar Technologies, is a developer of thin-film photovoltaic modules with substrate materials that can be more flexible and affordable than most traditional solar panels. The firms’ modules can be directly integrated into standard building materials, commercial transportation, automotive solutions, 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.
