Ascent Solar Technologies Inc
NASDAQ:ASTI
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and commercialization of photovoltaic (PVC) modules using its proprietary thin film technology. The company is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado and currently employs 51 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-07-11. The firm is focused on integrating its PV products into high value markets, such as aerospace, satellites, near earth-orbiting vehicles, and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The company also designs and manufactures PV-integrated portable power applications for commercial and military users. The firm's products include XD12 USB Solar Charger, XD48 Solar Charger, WS50 Solar Blanket and bare modules. The company manufactures its products by affixing a thin CIGS layer to a flexible, plastic substrate using a roll-to-roll process that permits to fabricate its flexible PV modules in an integrated sequential operation. The company uses monolithic integration techniques which enable to form complete PV modules with inter-cell connections. The firm's production facility is located in Thornton, Colorado.
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture and commercialization of photovoltaic (PVC) modules using its proprietary thin film technology. The company is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado and currently employs 51 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-07-11. The firm is focused on integrating its PV products into high value markets, such as aerospace, satellites, near earth-orbiting vehicles, and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The company also designs and manufactures PV-integrated portable power applications for commercial and military users. The firm's products include XD12 USB Solar Charger, XD48 Solar Charger, WS50 Solar Blanket and bare modules. The company manufactures its products by affixing a thin CIGS layer to a flexible, plastic substrate using a roll-to-roll process that permits to fabricate its flexible PV modules in an integrated sequential operation. The company uses monolithic integration techniques which enable to form complete PV modules with inter-cell connections. The firm's production facility is located in Thornton, Colorado.
