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Konarka
Technologies, Inc. has announced that its flexible organic-based PV
solar cells have been tested and verified by the Energy Research Centre
of the Netherlands (ECN). The cells’ lifetimes were tested under
accelerated conditions, prolonged illumination and high temperature
storage and were found to demonstrate outstanding lifetime capabilities
after the environmental testing. The tests carried out were in
accordance with IEEE and IEC requirements.
“The environmental testing by ECN further confirms Konarka’s findings,” said Rick Hess, President and CEO, Konarka. “We have been operating PV cells with similar architectures on a roof in Boston, Mass. for more than a year with little or no degradation. Further, contrary to the majority of the research community, claiming that organic solar cells require packaging with either glass or very expensive ‘super barriers,’ we are proud to have demonstrated outstanding high lifetime for flexible cells packaged with commercially available, low cost materials.”
By Síle Mc Mahon
