Our research and development team has been hard at work, not only perfecting our proprietary (home-grown) production machinery; they have also made some technological advancement in our PV. Recently they announced a technical improvement that will lead to increased efficiency in our industry-leading thin-film, flexible solar modules. Appearing as just a cosmetic change in the finished product this advancement is expected to provide around a half percent increase in our standard efficiency. Great news for our partners! Plans are to begin rolling out the new process on all solar being produced moving forward.
We’ve added a photo of the new look, can you spot the difference? New PV on the left, old on the right.
In addition, we have begun using a new process in the production of our foldable solar chargers. PowerFilm has long produced the most durable solar in the world; this new process being used in our foldable department expands on that claim by increasing the water resistance of our large foldable line. Using a thermal process the edges of the individual solar modules on our large foldable chargers are now sealed to prevent excess moisture from entering the encapsulated modules. While our rollable chargers are still the right choice for wet and waterlogged environments, our large foldable chargers are even more reliable when exposed to water. There’s a reason the military continues to expand it’s use of PowerFilm solar products.
We recently received a testament of this new thermal process from a customer of ours that is a major supplier to the US Military. They left their foldable panel, made with our new thermal process, on the roof of their building, unplugged, throughout the entire winter which was filled with snow and harsh weather conditions. Now that the snow has melted, they have plugged the panel back in to test it and it is in great working condition, with just a bit of discoloration. This is a great testament to how durable our products can be, even when they are pushed well beyond what we warrant them to withstand.
