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Ascent Solar and Defiant Space partner on global defense & national security and space market opportunities
Ascent’s space-proven solar technology to combine with Defiant’s ability to develop and integrate mission-focused space solutions
Ascent delivers thin-film PV test samples to ocean monitoring firm and space power lasing company
Technology to be tested for saltwater environment durability and space-based power beaming receiving capabilities
Mitsubishi Electric selected for JAXA’s Space Strategy Fund to develop solar cells for Japanese satellites
Collaboration with PXP to focus on perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells
Rocket Lab expands US investments for national security programs and semiconductor manufacturing
Investments supported by $23.9m from CHIPS and Science Act.
5N Plus scales up and expands critical materials supply agreement with First Solar
Delivery of CdTe to be raised by 33% for 2025–2026 then 25% for 2027–2028; deliver of CdSe to start in 2026
Fraunhofer ISE develops indoor photovoltaics with over 40% efficiency
Design optimized and solar cell absorber material quality improved
UbiQD and First Solar establish long-term quantum dot supply agreement
Firms also expand PV module R&D collaboration focused on optimizing performance of utility-scale solar
Dhruva’s Solis+ space-grade solar panels to be used by Pixxel
All-Indian collaboration to integrate GaAs solar cells into hyperspectral imaging satellites
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