The construction company Hering is buying the company Asca, a manufacturer of organic photovoltaic (OPV) elements, including the OPV specialist's production facilities, brand rights and patents.
A new string inverter with an output of 330 kilowatts, plug-in solar systems for installation on a fence, microinverters with and without grid contact and a solar facade with transparent modules. These are our top products of the week:
The facade on the new administration building of the Gronau municipal utility in the western Münsterland region will be under solar power in the future. A pioneering work. The BIPV modules manufactured by ASCA were integrated into facade glass by BGT Bischoff Glastechnik.
Asca and the sustainable tech-fashion brand Art by Physicist have started a contest on Hackster.io, the world´s largest network for hardware and software developers.
The facade of the new administration building of the Gronau public utility company in the western Münsterland region in Germany will be powered by solar energy in the future. A pioneering project. The BIPV modules manufactured by ASCA were integrated into facade glass by BGT Bischoff Glastechnik.
A new and slim DC charging station, a skylights made of organic solar cells, a power station for large-scale solar and storage and a networked wallbox for intelligent EV charging. These are our top products of the week:
The Marjan van Aubel Studio for Solar Design has designed the colourful solar roof of the Dutch pavilion at the Expo in Dubai. Its skylights are made of transparent organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells from the manufacturer Asca.
The manufacturer of organic photovoltaic films Asca cooperates with the Solar Decathlon Team Collab of the University of Stuttgart. The students will present the environmentally friendly building at the Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22 from 10 June 2022.
A futuristic building has been erected in Basel whose facade is surrounded by organic solar foils. They provide the energy for art animations, among other things, with which the facade is illuminated after sunset.
ASCA is partnering with Epishine, a developer and producer of printed organic solar cells for indoor use, to further develop the worldwide OPV market.
Asca has purchased a significant portfolio of device- and module-related intellectual property (IP) regarding printed OPV.
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) provider ASCA has expanded the colour portfolio of its solar films by integrating new acceptor materials into its products. The company is receiving the novel materials from its long-standing partner Nano-C.
ASCA has increased the efficiency of its modules by 40 per cent with new semiconductor materials. The components are supplied by the Taiwanese company Raynergy Tek.
The Swiss manufacturer Roomz has integrated ASCA´s organic photovoltaic modules to upgrade their wireless meeting-room management devices and power them with light.
The ASCA solar films can be used in a wide range of applications – from individual small projects to facades in commercial housing construction. Here is a solar tree that charges e-bikes:
Art by Physicist is a Silicon Valley start-up specialising in sustainable and smart women's fashion that develops connected clothing that can be used, for example, to charge electronic devices on the go.
