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