Today crystalsol announced the signing of a production partnership with Forster Verkehrs und Werbetechnik GmbH.
Forster will produce crystalsol's flexible PV film for integration into building elements.
Forster's commitment reflects the promising market potential of crystalsol's product: a new type of flexible PV film based on a crystalline semiconductor powder with outline and dimension easily custom-designed to meet specific BIPV requirements.
The flexible PV film can be either opaque or transparent and integrated into façade and rooftop elements such as glass or tiles.
Besides integration into the building envelope, the film can be used for consumer products like mobile chargers, bags, clothes and the like.
Forster, which has extensive experience in high-throughput production such as roll-to-roll screen printing and lamination, is the ideal partner for crystalsol's production.
In 2011 the Austrian company decided to enter the field of renewable energy and commenced an R&D co-operation with crystalsol.
Now Forster and crystalsol have decided to intensify their co-operation and signed the production partnership which will result in accelerated market entry for crystalsol's flexible PV film.
To support the production ramp-up, crystalsol recently extended its management team by appoiting Axel Neisser as CTO.
The PV expert is in charge of technology development and production at crystalsol.
Before joining the company, he had more than twelve years' experience in the PV industry and led the development of thin film PV modules at Soltecture.
"The production co-operation with Forster Verkehrs und Werbetechnik enabled us to accept first customer orders for integration of crystalsol's film into the customers' building elements," said Neisser, adding: "For our customers the possibility to have the PV film tailored in size and shape to the needs of their product is particularly important."
