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Printed Solar: Falling Out Of Favor?
Printed solar photovoltaic technology is on its way down, according to a report from Lux Research. Some high-profile failures, like the collapse of Konarka last year and the near-collapse of U.K.-based G-4, have turned investors off of printed solar. Private investment in the technology fell from $105 million in 2008 to $20 million in 2012, [...]
Belectric Aquires Konarka’s Organic Solar Cell Assets
Belectric, a Germany-based solar developer, financier, and construction firm with more than one gigawatt deployed has acquired the assets of bankrupt organic solar cell firm Konarka’s German operations, Konarka Technologies GmbH. The company would not disclose information on the price, terms of the deal, or IP involved. This deal involves a headcount of 16 people [...]
Solar + Nanotechnolgy: The Future of Energy
One of our Solar Energy World Facebook fans requested a blog post about solar power and nanotechnology. These two technologies combined could pave the way for even more efficient and cost effective solar power generation in the future. This post will give an overview of the concept of nanotechnology, and the effect that it may [...]
Analysts: Not Surprised Konarka Collapsed
Solar company Konarka Power Plastic’s bankruptcy announcement early this week was no surprise to some analysts. As presidential candidate Mitt Romney is criticized for backing the technology, Lux Researchanalyst Johnathan Melnik, said he was surprised anyone backed it. “Konarka was better at telling a good story than they were at solar module development,” Melnick said. Konarka [...]
Konarka Files for Bankruptcy
Whatever else one can say about organic solar cell aspirant Konarka, the startup was amazingly skillful at raising money. But that streak has ended. We had heard from a number of credible sources that the company was in trouble, having difficulty raising more financing, and flirting with some type of protection from creditors. We had [...]
Konarka Pushes BIPV
Konarka Technologies sees a different future for its remarkably adaptable solar product than solar companies have traditionally pursued in the past. “I’ve been in the solar industry a long time,” said Ken McCauley, Konarka’s senior vice president of sales, marketing and business development. “And this is really a different product. I tend not to think [...]
Konarka’s Third Generation OPV Solar Technology
Konarka Technologies, Inc. has taken another step forward as the leading developer of organic photovoltaic technology (OPV) in the world. On Monday, the Massachusetts-based company said its next generation organic solar cells have been certified in compliance with IEC 61646 by TÜV Rheinland’s Solar Energy Assessment Center. IEC 61646 is the Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) [...]
Konarka + Webasto = Solar Car Rooftops
Solar cells could soon be integrated into car roofs as a result of a collaboration between Konarka Technologies and one of the world’s largest auto suppliers, Webasto. The two companies signed an agreement to integrate Massachusett’s-based Konarka’s “power plastic” organic solar cells into Webasto’s automobile roofing systems. Their task is to increase the efficiency of the solar [...]
Konarka Achieves 8.3% OLED Efficiency
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) reached a new milestone this week whenKonarka announced that it achieved a world-record 8.3 percent efficiency rating from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. OPVs are a novelform of photovoltaics (PVs) that are finding a home in portable,flexible applications and also building-integrated applications. The gains in efficiency are more impressive considering that in [...]