美國Ascent Solar Technologies開發出了長度為5m的柔性CIGS（銅銦鎵硒）型太陽能電池模塊。模塊寬度為32cm，重量為2kg。底板采用聚酰亞胺。開口部的發電效率為9.1％，輸出功率為123W。

　　Ascent Solar將該模塊定位為面向建材一體化（BIPV）太陽能電池的主要產品。利用年產能為1.5MW的卷對卷設備生產。目前正在建設中的年產能30MW的工廠預定導入生產設備。

長度為5m的CIGS型太陽能電池模塊

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., Colorado based thin-film PV module manufacturer, has successfully manufactured a 5 meter monolithic flexible thin-film solar module on a polyimide substrate. This is the largest manufactured monolithic module produced so far, according to the company. The size and efficiency of this solar module represents a breakthrough and creates emerging opportunities for the market.

The CIGS based thin-film material used for the manufacture of the module comes from the company’s unique 1.5 MW roll-to-roll manufacturing line. The produced module was encapsulated during manufacture and will be used for a 30 MW solar power plant, currently under construction. The module itself weighs about 2 kg and is capable of outputting about 123 W of power, achieveing apperture efficiency of about 9.1 percent. The newly established product dimension of 5m represents the baseline for the development of the company’s large area flexible building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) products.