Konarka Technologies, Inc. is a solar energy company based in Lowell, Massachusetts, founded in 2001 as a spin-off from University of Massachusetts. The company is developing two types of organic solar cells: polymer-fullerene solar cells and dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
Konarka cells are lightweight, flexible photovoltaics that can be printed as film or coated onto surfaces.
The company hopes its manufacturing process, which utilizes orga...
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Konarka Technologies, Inc. is a solar energy company based in Lowell, Massachusetts, founded in 2001 as a spin-off from University of Massachusetts. The company is developing two types of organic solar cells: polymer-fullerene solar cells and dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
Konarka cells are lightweight, flexible photovoltaics that can be printed as film or coated onto surfaces.
The company hopes its manufacturing process, which utilizes organic chemistry, will result in higher energy conversion efficiency at lower cost than traditional silicon fabricated solar cells . Konarka is also researching infrared light activated photovoltaics which would enable night-time power generation.
The company's co-founders include the Nobel laureate Alan J. Heeger.
As of 2006, Konarka has received $60 million in funding from venture capital firms including 3i, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Enterprise Associates, Good Energies and Chevron Technology Ventures. Konarka has also received nearly $10...
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