Konarka’s roll-to-roll photo-reactive materials

Konarka’s proprietary photo-reactive materials can be printed or coated inexpensively onto flexible substrates using roll-to-roll manufacturing, similar to the way newspaper is printed on large rolls of paper. Konarka’s roll-to-roll process simplifies manufacturing scale up and has significantly lower capital and labor costs than previous generations of solar cells.  The process is non-toxic and environmentally friendly, and because it’s conducted at low temperatures, is less energy intensive than 1st or 2nd generation technologies.  Another significant advantage is that it can be produced using existing coating and printing equipment, and thus does not require construction of a new facility.  The simplicity and modularity of the process means that finally, solar material can be manufactured and used virtually anywhere in the world where there is demand for power.

Konarka has the in-house ability to produce material for use by our technical team and application partners for prototype testing and development, and is building additional US-based capacity.  For larger scale production, we have established licensing agreements with manufacturers in Europe, and will seek additional partners in the US and Asia.  see read more  here www.konarka.com/index.php/site/tech_roll_to_roll_process/

and www.konarka.com/index.php/site/tech_solar/

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