April 23, 2004 – Konarka Technologies (Profile, News, Web) said a collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory will boost commercialization of nano-enabled solar cells.
The U.S. Department of Energy lab selected Lowell, Mass.-based Konarka as its exclusive partner for research and development of chemistry related to solar cells. Konarka said in a written statement that it’s working with Oak Ridge to develop technologies that will improve manufacturing processes and lower the cost of flexible photovoltaic materials.
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