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Ascent Solar unveils FlexPowerTM Modules

Ascent Solar Technologies, a developer of lightweight flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, unveiled its FlexPowerTM line of products.

Masdar PV delivers first modules

At Masdar PV, the ramp-up of the new manufacturing facility in Ichtershausen is well underway: Meanwhile, almost 90 production employees manufacture thin-film modules of the newest generation in 2-shift operations.

Waste heat converted into light

HeatLight is a prototype device that converts waste heat into light. The device uses a thermoelectric Peltier generator that converts heat into electricity to charge up a battery, which then powers LEDs. The LEDs light up in response to a signal from a passive infra-red detector when it detects a person walking by.

Summaries from the AIMCAL and IPC events

Last week IDTechEx presented at two events in the US on printed electronics. Here we bring you the highlights of some of the discussions and presentations that took place.

Ascent Solar to supply solar modules to FTL Solar for NYSERDA project

Ascent Solar Technologies, will be providing modules to FTL Solar for their research and development contract with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Progress in Taiwan: e-Readers and developments at ITRI

IDTechEx recently visited Taiwan. In 2007, Taiwan's IC industry was $47 billion and its flat panel display industry was $34.36 billion. Leveraging this, it will be a formidable player in printed electronics.

Solarmer has the new organic solar cell world record

Solarmer continues to break world records with 7.6% efficient plastic solar cell

Personal power generation and storage system

ReNu is the debut product from new company Regen Inc, which consists of a panel, a freestanding power module containing solar cells, a rechargeable battery and an intelligent user interface. The panel can be hung or placed in direct light to capture energy and when fully charged the panel can be put into one of a series of Regen extensions to charge phones, personal audio devices and task lighting.

Super low-profile OLED developed in research project

Super low-profile OLED developed in research project

Ascent Solar's 14% cell efficiency milestone in commercial production

Ascent Solar achieves 14% cell efficiency milestone in commercial production.

AU Optronics unveils flexible e-paper technology

World's largest e-paper module will debut at FPD International 2009

Research into future generation energy harvesting

Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi, Co-Director of the ECS Pervasive Systems Centre, is leading a new £1.6M project, funded by the EPSRC, which will develop ultra energy-efficient electronic systems for emerging applications including mobile digital health and autonomous wireless monitoring in environmental and industrial settings.

FlexTech announces a multiple phase project with HP Labs

FlexTech Alliance announces contract award for HP labs to develop imprinted and jetted color filters for reflective displays

Barnes and Noble's e-reader nook - Does it have the edge over Kindle?

The word is out - the new Barnes and Noble e-reader nook is hot and expected to take market share from Amazon's Kindle - But will it?

Dirt powered battery for rural Africa

Scientists have known for some time that an electrical charge could be harvested from the metabolic processes of bacteria living in soil but the effort required to achieve this was time consuming for a very low power output. But a team of Harvard scientists has used the idea to design an inexpensive battery, a microbial fuel cell, which can produce enough current to power LED lights and charge cellphone batteries in rural Africa.

Energy harvesting rocking chair

Designer Rochus Jacob was looking for a way to generate energy through common activities which resulted in an energy harvesting rocking chair which allows the user to produce electricity whilst rocking on the chair.

Plastic Logic to launch new e-reader QUE at CES

Plastic Logic prepare to join other competitors for a share of the expanding e-reader market, by unveiling their new e-reader QUE™ at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 7, 2010.

Dyesol and Merck collaborate in dye solar cells

Dyesol Limited and Merck KGaA have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of electrolytes for use in dye solar cells.

OTB Solar and ARISE Technologies selective emitter approach

OTB Solar and ARISE Technologies announce significant progress in development and deployment of innovative selective emitter approach.

Collaboration in dye solar cells

Dyesol Limited and Merck KGaA have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of electrolytes for use in dye solar cells (DSC). This joint development agreement is the precursor to potential future commercial arrangements with Merck to manufacture existing and next generation electrolytes for application in DSC.