News: Photovoltaics
3 December 2025
Ascent provides space company with PV modules for power generation testing in cislunar space
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA – which designs and makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels that can be integrated into consumer products, off-grid applications and aerospace applications – says that it recently provided test modules to a leading space company.
The modules are currently being tested for their ability to generate power for spacecraft in cislunar space, the region of space between the Earth and the moon. Preliminary findings have shown promising results for the technology’s capabilities.
Reaching the moon requires significantly more energy than achieving low Earth orbit for space vehicles. Ascent’s solar power generation products are being evaluated in trade studies like these and others to help maximize space vehicle mission capabilities without adding mass that could weigh vehicles down.
“Equipping a spacecraft with Ascent’s thin-film solar arrays that can endure the extreme radiation found in deep space enables mission designs that can go farther, accomplish more, and operate longer on the lunar surface and beyond,” says CEO Paul Warley. “Our manufacturing processes have been continuously refined for over a decade, allowing us to meet rapid delivery deadlines for customers looking to make swift decisions,” he adds. “We’re meeting the customer’s needs with a high-efficiency, durable technology that is ready to be delivered right when they need it.”
Ascent Solar and CisLunar team to bring longer-lasting power solutions to US space market
