Ascent Solar Enters Teaming Agreement with Emtel Energy USA to Advance Thin-Film PV Energy Storage Capabilities
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) has signed a teaming agreement with Emtel Energy USA to combine their technologies for space applications. The partnership aims to integrate Ascent's flexible thin-film photovoltaic solutions with Emtel's graphene-based electrostatic long duration energy storage (ELDES) technology.
The collaboration targets the Department of Defense and Space Force needs, offering durable power solutions for satellites, spacecraft, and space architecture. Emtel's solid-state graphene battery technology addresses limitations of traditional flow batteries, while Ascent's lightweight PV systems provide reliable energy generation in space environments.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) ha firmato un accordo di collaborazione con Emtel Energy USA per combinare le loro tecnologie per applicazioni spaziali. L'obiettivo della partnership è integrare le soluzioni fotovoltaiche flessibili a film sottile di Ascent con la tecnologia di stoccaggio energetico elettrostatica a lunga durata basata su grafene di Emtel (ELDES).
La collaborazione punta a soddisfare le esigenze del Department of Defense e Space Force, offrendo soluzioni energetiche robuste per satelliti, veicoli spaziali e architetture spaziali. La tecnologia a batteria a grafene a stato solido di Emtel affronta i limiti delle tradizionali batterie a flusso, mentre i sistemi PV leggeri di Ascent garantiscono una generazione di energia affidabile negli ambienti spaziali.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) ha firmado un acuerdo de colaboración con Emtel Energy USA para combinar sus tecnologías en aplicaciones espaciales. La asociación busca integrar las soluciones fotovoltaicas de película delgada flexibles de Ascent con la tecnología de almacenamiento de energía de larga duración basada en grafeno electrostático de Emtel (ELDES).
La colaboración se orienta a las necesidades del Department of Defense y Space Force, ofreciendo soluciones de energía duraderas para satélites, naves espaciales y arquitectura espacial. La tecnología de batería de grafeno de estado sólido de Emtel aborda las limitaciones de las baterías de flujo tradicionales, mientras que los sistemas fotovoltaicos livianos de Ascent proporcionan generación de energía fiable en entornos espaciales.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI)는 Emtel Energy USA와 우주 응용 분야용 기술을 결합하기 위한 협력 계약을 체결했습니다. 이 파트너십은 Ascent의 플렉서블 박막 태양광 솔루션과 Emtel의 그래핀 기반 전자정전적 장기간 에너지 저장(ELDES) 기술을 통합하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
협력은 국방부 및 우주군의 요구를 대상으로 위성, 우주선, 우주 구조물에 대한 견고한 전력 솔루션을 제공합니다. Emtel의 고체 상태 그래핀 배터리 기술은 전통적인 유동 배터리의 한계를 해결하고, Ascent의 경량 PV 시스템은 우주 환경에서 신뢰할 수 있는 에너지 생성을 제공합니다.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) a signé un accord de collaboration avec Emtel Energy USA pour combiner leurs technologies dans des applications spatiales. Le partenariat vise à intégrer les solutions photovoltaïques flexibles à film mince d'Ascent avec la technologie de stockage d'énergie longue durée électrostatique à base de graphène d'Emtel (ELDES).
La collaboration cible les besoins du Department of Defense et Space Force, en offrant des solutions d'énergie durables pour les satellites, les engins spatiaux et l’architecture spatiale. La technologie de batterie au graphène à l’état solide d’Emtel répond aux limites des batteries à flux traditionnelles, tandis que les systèmes PV légers d’Ascent fournissent une génération d’énergie fiable dans les environnements spatiaux.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) hat eine Kooperationsvereinbarung mit Emtel Energy USA unterzeichnet, um ihre Technologien für Raumfahrtanwendungen zu kombinieren. Die Partnerschaft zielt darauf ab, Ascent’s flexible Dünnschicht-Photovoltaiklösungen mit Emts Grafen-basierter elektrostatischer Langzeitspeichertechnologie (ELDES) zu integrieren.
Die Zusammenarbeit richtet sich an die Bedürfnisse des Department of Defense und Space Force und bietet robuste Energiequellen für Satelliten, Raumfahrzeuge und Raumfahrtarchitekturen. Emts Graphen-Solid-State-Batterietechnologie adressiert die Einschränkungen herkömmlicher Fließbatterien, während Ascent’s leichte PV-Systeme eine zuverlässige Energieerzeugung in Raumumgebungen ermöglichen.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) قد وقعت اتفاقية تعاونية مع Emtel Energy USA لدمج تقنياتهما في تطبيقات الفضاء. تهدف الشراكة إلى دمج حلول الطاقة الكهروضوئية الرقيقة المرنة من أسنت مع تقنية تخزين الطاقة الكهربائية الجرافينية طويلة الأمد (ELDES) من إمتل.
تستهدف التعاون احتياجات Department of Defense Space Force، وتقديم حلول طاقة متينة للأقمار الصناعية والمركبات والعمارة الفضائية. تقنية بطارية GRAPHENE التي تعمل بالحالة الصلبة من إمتل تعالج قيود بطاريات التدفق التقليدية، بينما توفر أنظمة الطاقة الشمسية الخفيفة من أسنت توليد طاقة موثوق في بيئات الفضاء.
Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) 已与 Emtel Energy USA 签署了一项合作协议，将双方技术在航天应用中结合。该伙伴关系旨在将 Ascent 的柔性薄膜光伏解决方案与 Emtel 基于石墨烯的电静态长寿命能量存储（ELDES）技术整合。
该合作面向 国防部与太空部队 的需求，为卫星、航天器和太空架构提供可靠的能源解决方案。Emtel 的石墨烯固态电池技术解决了传统流动电池的局限性，而 Ascent 的轻量化光伏系统在太空环境中提供可靠的发电能力。
- Strategic partnership combining complementary space-focused technologies
- Potential expansion into Department of Defense and Space Force markets
- Technology addresses specific limitations of traditional flow batteries
- No specific contract values or revenue projections provided
- Timeline for implementation and market penetration not specified
THORNTON, Colo., Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies (“Ascent” or the “Company”), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of featherweight, flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, today announced the signing of a teaming agreement with Emtel Energy USA (“Emtel Energy”), a provider of graphene-based electrostatic long duration energy storage (ELDES). The agreement is intended to achieve mutually beneficial goals that would advance Emtel Energy’s energy storage capabilities and aid the proliferation of thin-film PV solutions in space environments.
Emtel Energy has developed a high-agility solid-state graphene battery alternative that circumvents the low energy density and swift degradation concerns that plague flow batteries. This durable power storage technology, paired with Ascent’s thin-film PV, will be instrumental in powering satellites, spacecraft and other space architecture.
“The Department of Defense and Space Force are in great need of durable, reliable energy production and storage technologies that can withstand the punishing elements of space,” said Paul Warley, CEO of Ascent Solar Technologies. “Our lightweight, flexible thin-film PV, combined with Emtel Energy’s long-lasting energy storage technology, creates an ideal offering for these organizations as they seek out solutions that will stick around for the long haul while they continue to build out their space vehicle infrastructure.”
About Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
Backed by 40 years of R&D, 15 years of manufacturing experience, numerous awards, and a comprehensive IP and patent portfolio, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative, high-performance, flexible thin-film solar panels, optimized for use in space, military and defense, and other applications where mass, performance, reliability, and resilience are paramount.
Ascent’s photovoltaic (PV) modules have been deployed on space missions, multiple airborne vehicles, agrivoltaic installations, in industrial/commercial construction as well as an extensive range of consumer goods, revolutionizing the use cases and environments for solar power. Ascent Solar’s research and development center and 5-MW nameplate production facility is in Thornton, Colorado.
To learn more, visit https://www.ascentsolar.com.
About Emtel Energy USA
Emtel Energy USA is advancing a new class of long-duration, electrostatic energy storage systems designed to meet critical needs conventional technologies have not addressed. Built on graphene-based, solid-state architecture, Emtel’s systems offer high energy density, negligible degradation and inherent safety with no hazardous materials—enabling reliable, sustainable storage for myriad applications.
To learn more, visit www.emtelenergyusa.com
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