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Ascent Solar debuts EnerPlex charger in Korea
The EnerPlex for iPhone 4 and 4S employs Ascent’s ultra-light, thin and flexible solar CIGS panels . It enables users to provide supplementary charging of their iPhones with sunlight aswell as conventional charging methods to extend usage time
CIGS innovator Ascent Solar Technologies has announced the retail debut of the company’s EnerPlex solar assisted battery case for the iPhone 4 and 4S with Korean distributor H3P Co., Ltd.
The EnerPlex cases are available at selected retail stores and online through the distributor’s website at
www.h3p.co.kr as well as several popular online stores in Korea such as Naver’s “Shop N” and E-Bay Korea’s “G-Market.”
The EnerPlex for iPhone 4 and 4S takes advantage of Ascent’s ultra-light, thin and flexible solar panels and enables iPhone users to provide supplementary charging of their iPhones with sunlight in addition to conventional charging methods to extend the usage time of iPhones.
CIGS solar technology through a product that complements one of the most popular consumer devices in history, Transforming Everyday Life. Meanwhile, we will be stepping up our effort to unveil this exciting product to US consumers in time for the holiday season.”
Opel to sell solar assets to NSM
The completion of this sale should enable Opel to achieve its objective of dissociating its solar division in order to focus on the III-V compound semiconductor POET platform technology of Opel’s ODIS division
Opel and its subsidiary Opel Solar, Inc. have entered into an agreement with Northern States Metals (NSM) of West Hartford, Connecticut, involving the sale of most of the company’s solar assets.
The agreement is subject to NSM completing its due diligence review and execution of definitive legal documentation.
NSM has manufacturing facilities in Youngstown, Ohio and Toronto, Ontario, with corporate offices in West Hartford, Connecticut. The firm is the developer and manufacturer Solar FlexRack, a photovoltaic mounting system which first came to market in 2009 and now has more than 350 MW worth of systems installed in North America.
Enerplex charger for Apple iPhone
The EnerPlex case for iPhone is uniquely enabled by the lightweight, thin and highly customisable form factor of Ascent’s CIGS solar cells, allowing solar technology to be integrated into the thinnest and lightest solar-enabled iPhone case on the market.
Ascent Solar’s President and CEO, Victor Lee, says, “We are excited to provide consumers, for the first time, the ability to experience the transformational qualities of Ascent’s award-winning
The completion of a definitive agreement is conditional, among other things, upon the company being able to enter into satisfactory repayment arrangements with its solar creditors. The completion of a definitive agreement is also conditional upon the firm being able to enter into satisfactory arrangements with certain of its employees and consultants.
“We are excited about Opel’s Solar Tracker,” says Tom Meola, President and CEO of NSM. “It broadens our Solar FlexRack product line, and Opel’s Solar Tracker is perfect for the kind of utility-scale projects that we’re now targeting. The Opel Tracker technology is a proven system that is designed to increase the yield of a Photovoltaic System by up to 30 percent.”
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