product news ♦ Solar off-grid charging solutions.
The integration of the USB outlet makes it a universally acceptable application that can meet the need for a diverse and growing market for portable power needs in developed and emerging market countries.
Solar Power International is expected to attract more than 22,000 professional attendees from 70 countries.
Rafael Gutierrez, SVP of Sales and Marketing for Ascent Solar, stated, “With the growing proliferation of power on the go needs to meet the rising electronic application from cell phones to other personal electronic devices, our USB integrated light-weight, rugged and efficient CIGS modules can meet this demand. This OEM product will be an important solution for our off-grid portable power portfolio.”
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. Ascent Solar 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.
3M Unveils ‘3M Ultra Barrier Solar Film’ for CIGS and CdTe Solar Modules
The moisture resistant front-side film will support the scale-up of flexible CIGS, CdTe, and OPV solar modules.
3M has introduced its 3M Ultra Barrier Solar Film for flexible Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS), Cadmium Telluride (CdTe), and Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) solar modules.
3M Ultra Barrier Solar Film is highly transparent, provides moisture vapor transmission rates (MVTR) below 5 * 10-4 g/m(2)/day, and demonstrates excellent durability. The product is the result of more
than a decade of development in transparent barrier technology as well as over 45 U.S. patents and patent-pending applications covering construction, materials and processes.
The company also plans to begin high-volume production of the Ultra Barrier Film to supply 3M’s global thin film solar customer base, including manufacturers throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Designed to address the needs of flexible thin film solar manufacturers, 3M Ultra Barrier Solar Film acts as a replacement for glass with high light transmission, superb moisture barrier performance, and is excellent in harsh environments..
Compared with glass-glass modules, large area, light weight flexible PV modules manufactured with 3M Ultra Barrier Solar Film can achieve lower balance of systems (BOS) costs by requiring less installation time, removing the need for metal racking, and reducing logistics expenditures. 3M Ultra Barrier Film also enables lower module manufacturing costs by allowing manufacturers to commercialize large area modules, effectively reducing fixed costs associated with module manufacturing, assembled in a continuous roll-to- roll process.
“3M Ultra Barrier Solar Film is a great illustration of the value that 3M is bringing to the Renewable Energy market by leveraging its broad technology portfolio to commercialize innovative products that enable our customers to accelerate their efforts to achieving grid parity,” said Derek DeScioli, Business Development Manager for the 3M Renewable Energy Division. “High efficiency flexible solar modules manufactured with 3M’s Ultra Barrier Solar Film not only have the potential to drastically reduce the total system costs for rooftop solar installations, but also have an array of niche applications where our customers can take advantage of the unique module form factor.”
3M’s Renewable Energy Division offers a robust portfolio of new and existing products, bringing more than 100 years of combined expertise in coatings, film, tape, adhesive and optical technologies to the rapidly expanding renewable energy and energy efficiency markets worldwide. In addition to the company’s world-class R&D facilities, 3M works closely with leading national
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