Ascent Solar Opens (30 MW/year) Thin Film Manufacturing Plant (200 jobs, Denver)

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http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAMA160.htm

Ascent Solar Technologies, which is 35-percent owned by Hydro, has opened a new production facility and headquarters near Denver, Colorado.

Ascent Solar is developing flexible thin-film solar energy modules for a variety of application, including building systems. The new production line will be capable of producing 30 MW of modules per year, and will employ up to 200 people over the next two years.

"It is a great milestone to open a large-scale facility that will help bring talented employees and a unique enabling solar technology to the market at a time when the economy and environment are creating great demand," said Dr. Mohan Misra, Ascent Solar's chairman and CEO.

The company is working with its partners, including Hydro, to develop products that include building-integrated photovoltaic modules that can be part of rooftops, awnings and siding, for example, to provide solar power.

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