Konarka Press Releases

2012 Press Releases

January 19, 2012
Konarka VP of Engineering to Speak at Façades Design & Delivery Conference

2011 Press Releases

November 15, 2011
Konarka Technologies Exhibits Design-Friendly Solar Thin Film at Build Boston 2011
October 19, 2011
Konarka Technologies and Webasto Announce Collaboration for Organic Solar Application in Automotive Industry
September 21, 2011
Konarka Technologies Named "Best in Show - Innovative" Award Winner at GlassBuild America 2011
September 9, 2011
Konarka Technologies and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Enter Joint Development Agreement
August 29, 2011
Konarka Announces Settlement of Patent Lawsuit Against Plextronics
August 23, 2011
Konarka Names New Director of Business Development
June 6, 2011
Konarka Announces Largest OPV Installation, First Semi-Transparent BIPV Curtain Wall
May 3, 2011
Konarka Appoints Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
April 27, 2011
Konarka Names New Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development
February 28, 2011
Konarka Vice President of Materials Development to Speak at PV EXPO 2011
January 19, 2011
University of Texas at Austin Scientists Partner with Konarka

2010 Press Releases

December 10, 2010
Konarka and Japan-Based Kogent Announce Distribution Agreement
November 29, 2010
Konarka's Power Plastic Achieves World Record 8.3% Efficiency Certification from National Energy Renewable Laboratory (NREL)
November 8, 2010
Konarka and Nu Energy Announce Partnership
October 4, 2010
Konarka Appoints Organic Electronics Veteran to Board of Directors
August 26, 2010
Konarka Technologies, Inc and IPRI announce collaboration in solar cell research
March 2, 2010
Konarka Announces Business Collaboration and Strategic Investment with Konica Minolta
February 16, 2010
CRSP Funds 10 New Advanced Solar Research Projects, Announces First Sponsored Research Program Project with Konarka Technologies

2009 Press Releases

November 24, 2009
Konarka Named Recipient of MassEcon's Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award
November 10, 2009
Konarka and Arch Aluminum & Glass Announce Unique Solar Curtain Wall Pilot Project
October 28, 2009
Konarka and Enviromena Power Systems Collaborate on Shade Structure Projects in Middle East
October 27, 2009
Konarka Solar Panels Power Neuber’s Energy Sun-Bags
September 22, 2009
Konarka Appoints Vice President of European Business Development
September 22, 2009
Konarka Names Vice President of Materials Development
September 21, 2009
Konarka Announces Availability of Solar Panels for Portable Charging Applications at European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (German: Konarka verkündet Verfügbarkeit von Solarzellen für portable Ladegeräte auf der EU PVSEC)
June 29, 2009
Konarka Research and Development Expert Invited Speaker at Organic Microelectronics & Optoelectronics Workshop
May 19, 2009
National Energy Renewable Laboratory (NREL) Certifies Konarka’s Photovoltaic Solar Cells at 6.4% Record Efficiency
May 5, 2009
Konarka and Arch Aluminum & Glass Sign Advanced Product Development Agreement
April 1, 2009
SKYShades Receives First Shipment of Konarka Power Plastic® to Set Stage for Clean Energy Architect
March 25, 2009
Science Magazine Publishes Article on Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) in Wire Format Co-Authored by Konarka Scientists
March 24, 2009
Cymbet and Konarka Demonstrate Flexible Solar Energy Harvesting for Autonomous Sensors
March 19, 2009
Konarka Names Dr. Therese Jordan Vice President of Business Development
February 26, 2009
Konarka Named AlwaysOn GoingGreen 50 Winner
February 18, 2009
Konarka Secures $5 Million Loan for Manufacturing and Job Creation
February 4, 2009
Konarka Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Invited Speaker at Metropolitan Policy Program and Blueprint for American Prosperity Event
January 21, 2009
Konarka Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Joins Board of Directors at Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

2008 Press Releases

December 15, 2008
Konarka Announces Strategic Collaboration and $45 Million Investment from Total
December 9, 2008
University of California, Santa Barbara and Université Laval Significantly Advance Efficiency Performance of Konarka’s Polymer Solar Cells
December 2, 2008
Konarka Announces Germany-Based Research Project to Increase Lifespan of Organic Solar Cells (OSC)
November 12, 2008
Organic Photovoltaics Cluster of Excellence: Leading Industrial Companies Jointly Developing Innovative Materials for Alterative Energy Sources
October 13, 2008
Konarka Exhibits Thin Film Solar Material at Solar Power International 2008
October 7, 2008
Konarka Opens World’s Largest Roll-to-Roll Thin Film Solar Manufacturing Facility with One Gigawatt Nameplate Capacity
September 17, 2008
Konarka Obtains Exclusive License for Polycarbazoles from Université Laval for Renewable Energy Commercialization
August 6, 2008
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas to Visit Konarka on Thursday, August 7
June 24, 2008
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) Verifies Lifetime of Konarka's Photovoltaic Cells
April 21, 2008
New center to research ways to convert sunshine into clean, low-cost electricity and fuels
April 1, 2008
Konarka Selected by AlwaysOn as a Northeast 100 Top Private Company Award Winner
March 4, 2008
Konarka Announces First-Ever Demonstration of Inkjet Printed Solar Cells
January 30, 2008
Konarka and SKYShades Announce Development Agreement to Integrate Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) Material into Tension Fabric Material

2007 Press Releases

December 10, 2007
Konarka Appoints Global Building Materials Industry Executive to Board of Directors
October 22, 2007
Konarka Expands Licensing Agreement with DuPont Displays
October 9, 2007
Konarka Awarded Innovative Technology R&D Project by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
October 1, 2007
Konarka Secures $45 Million in Private Capital Financing
September 24, 2007
Konarka Names Dan Williams Vice President of Product and Business Development
September 12, 2007
Konarka Selected by AlwaysOn as GoingGreen 100 Top Private Company Award Winner
September 10, 2007
Toppan Forms and Konarka Announce Agreement to Accelerate the Commercialization of Organic Photovoltaic Product Applications
June 25, 2007
Konarka CEO Howard Berke Transitions to Executive Chairman of the Board
June 25, 2007
Konarka CEO Howard Berke Joins Executive Leadership Team at Good Energies; Transitions to Executive Chairman of the Board at Konarka
June 7, 2007
Konarka Named to "Ten to Watch" List of Companies in Newly Released Book, The Clean Tech Revolution
March 8, 2007
U.S. Department of Energy Awards Konarka Solar America Initiative (SAI) Funding
February 15, 2007
PLENTY Magazine Honors Konarka with PLENTY 20 Award
January 8, 2007
Konarka's Chief Scientist Awarded 2006 Eni Italgas Science and Environment Prize for Plastic Solar Cells

2006 Press Releases

October 12, 2006
Konarka Names Rick Hess President and Chief Operating Officer
August 9, 2006
Konarka Appoints Daniel Geffken as Chief Financial Officer
July 31, 2006
Renewable Capital to License Konarka’s Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Technology
July 11, 2006
Konarka Expands Worldwide Presence with Senior Management in Asia
May 4, 2006
Konarka CEO Howard Berke Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Award Finalist in New England
April 18, 2006
Konarka Appoints Dr. Christoph Brabec as Chief Technology Officer
April 7, 2006
Konarka Receives Well-Tech Innovation 2006 Award
April 3, 2006
Konarka Expands Printing and Coating Capabilities
February 14, 2006
Konarka Raises $20 Million in Venture Capital Financing Led by 3i

2005 Press Releases

November 30, 2005
National Science Foundation Awards Research Grant to Konarka
October 19, 2005
Konarka’s Founder and Chairman Honored With Mass High Tech’s 10th Annual All-Star Award
October 11, 2005
Konarka’s Founder and Nobel Laureate Receives 2005 POPULAR MECHANICS Breakthrough Award
September 28, 2005
Konarka and Textronics Partner to Develop Power-Generating Wearable Electronics
August 15, 2005
Konarka Adds Environmental Expert to Advisory Council
July 27, 2005
Konarka Recruits Recognized Leader in Polymer Electronics to Head Product Development
June 27, 2005
Konarka and KURZ Collaborate on Power Plastic
June 22, 2005
Stanford Calls on Konarka Executive Vice President for Advisory Role
June 7, 2005
Konarka and Solaris Nanosciences Establish Joint Research Program
May 17, 2005
Konarka Secures Additional Financing from Lighthouse Capital
May 13, 2005
Konarka Named a Red Herring 100 Company
May 4, 2005
US Army Taps Konarka for $1.6 Million Renewable Energy Program
April 27, 2005
Konarka Expands Presence in Europe
April 4, 2005
Konarka Attracts Top Financial Executive to Board of Directors
March 23, 2005
Konarka and Evident Technologies Form Joint Research Program to Develop Ultra High Performance Power Plastic
March 2, 2005
Konarka Secures National Science Foundation Grant to Boost Performance of Power Plastic
February 16, 2005
Konarka to Develop Photovoltaic Fabric With Leading Swiss University
February 3, 2005
Konarka Strengthens Scale-Up Team With Experienced Manufacturing Executive
January 18, 2005
Konarka Chairman Joins ACORE’s Board of Directors

2004 Press Releases

December 21, 2004
Konarka Becomes a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
December 21, 2004
Red Herring Selects Konarka for Prestigious Red Herring Top 100 INNOVATORS Award
December 7, 2004
Konarka Expands Industry and Science Expertise With Two New Advisors
November 30, 2004
Konarka’s Chairman and CEO Selected a 2004 Best of Small Technology Business Leader Award Finalist
October 18, 2004
Konarka Appoints Chief Financial Officer to Management Team
October 13, 2004
California Energy Commission Awards Grant to Konarka
October 8, 2004
Konarka Chosen as One of InnovationWORLD’s Top 21 Companies
September 28, 2004
Clean Energy Funds Invest in Konarka
September 7, 2004
Konarka Acquires Siemens’ Organic Photovoltaic Research Activities
August 23, 2004
Konarka’s CEO Captures a Top Honor at AlwaysOn™ Innovation Summit
August 4, 2004
Nobel Laureate Arno Penzias Becomes Konarka Director, Scientific Advisor
July 13, 2004
Konarka Named to AlwaysOn™ List of Top 100 Private Companies for Second Consecutive Year
July 7, 2004
European Investors Back Konarka
June 23, 2004
Konarka Raises $18 Million
April 27, 2004
Konarka Technologies Acquires Patent Assets from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden
April 20, 2004
Konarka Technologies Announces Collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory
March 23, 2004
Collaboration Between European Union and Konarka to Result in Wide-Spread Adoption of a New Source of Power at Less Than €1 Euro Per Watt
February 26, 2004
Konarka Technologies Aligns Management Team for Commercialization of Advanced Photovoltaic Products
February 23, 2004
Konarka Licenses Key Intellectual Property from DuPont to Develop Organic Polymer-Based Solar Cells
February 16, 2004
Konarka Technologies Receives $6 Million Dollar Award from DARPA to Develop New Materials for High Performance Photovoltaic Cells
February 3, 2004
Konarka Technologies Demonstrates New Levels of Efficiency in Flexible Photovoltaic Cells
January 18, 2004
Konarka Technologies Strengthens European Market Position, Appoints World-Renowned Scientific and Business Leaders to Board of Advisors

2003 Press Releases

September 28, 2003
World’s Largest Utility Company, Groupe Electricité De France, Moves Forward With Konarka Technologies, Inc.
September 7, 2003
Konarka Technologies Secures up to $2 Million Line of Credit From Silicon Valley Bank
August 3, 2003
U.S. Army Taps Konarka Technologies to Develop New Source of Renewable Power
June 23, 2003
Konarka Technologies Named as Nominee for the 2003 World Technology Awards
May 12, 2003
Konarka Technologies Announces Relationship With Eastman Ventures
March 25, 2003
Konarka Technologies Strengthens Management Team
February 9, 2003
Konarka Technologies Acquires Quantum Solar Energy Linz (QSEL)

2002 Press Releases

October 30, 2002
Bechtel Announces Inaugural Winner of the National Clean Energy Venture Competition
October 21, 2002
Konarka Technologies Financing Reaches $13.5 Million, Completes Series B Financing
August 12, 2002
Konarka Technologies Becomes First Company in the Americas to Receive EPFL License for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
July 15, 2002
Technology Leader Bill Beckenbaugh Named Konarka Technologies President and Chief Executive Officer

2001 Press Releases

August 27, 2001
Zero Stage Capital Invests in Konarka Technologies, Inc.
July 15, 2001
Konarka Opens on July 16, 2001
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