Ascent Solar completes first delivery of new, increased efficiency material

Ascent Solar Technologies announced that the Company has completed the first delivery of its new, increased efficiency material for further testing. This initial evaluation is the first in a campaign of ongoing high-fidelity lifecycle testing to simulate decades of continued operations in space, informing the Company’s iterative development paths to even higher efficiencies. Customers have chosen to fly Ascent’s Plug & Fly arrays due to their requiring only a fraction of the mass and volume to produce the same power as alternatives. These weight and volumetric efficiencies are further bolstered by Ascent’s recent efficiency breakthroughs, enabling spacecraft to fly with even less dead weight, and potentially even downsize to a smaller launch rideshare slot. The planned tests for which Ascent is currently manufacturing products will indicate just how much less area of solar arrays will be needed to generate the end of life power that each space mission requires. This forthcoming test campaign will also allow Ascent to further refine its products to be even more resilient and longer-lived in the space environment.