Konarka VP of Engineering to Speak at Façades Design & Delivery Conference

Konarka's Dr. Stuart Spitzer to Speak on Integrating Solar Energy Systems into Façade Designs - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - New York City

Lowell, Mass. - Jan. 19, 2012 - Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic®, a lightweight, flexible organic solar film that converts light to electricity, today announced that Dr. Stuart Spitzer, vice president, materials and engineering, is speaking at the 3rd Façades Design & Delivery Conference on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in New York City. Dr. Spitzer will be presenting, “Integrating Solar Energy Systems into Façade Designs: BIPV.” Taking place on Monday, January 23 - Wednesday, January 25, 2012, Konarka will also be exhibiting at the conference, hosted by the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC).

WHAT: Konarka OPV Presentation at Façades Design & Delivery Conference
WHO: Dr. Stuart Spitzer, Vice President, Materials & Engineering, Konarka Technologies
WHEN: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: Sentry Center, 810 Seventh Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY

Dr. Spitzer has over 37 years of semiconductor research and development experience in microelectronics, 25 of those in technology management. During his presentation, he will provide an overview of third generation thin-film organic photovoltaic devices and new technology that extends the length of the solar day. He will also discuss tapping into an unused resource - east, west and south vertical surfaces of buildings. Through illustrative examples of solar curtain walls, he will reveal enhanced building appearance through color, shape and transparency.

Konarka is a world leader in OPV technology. The company's organic photovoltaic film is thin, light weight, transparent and flexible, and ideal for integration into curtain walls, windows and various building materials, including glass, steel, composites and various fabrics. Thin-film OPV has the most rapid energy payback of all the PV technologies, including silicon-based. Dr. Spitzer will be providing samples of Konarka's Power Plastic to attendees of his presentation.

The 3rd Façades Design & Delivery Conference will examine global currents in design, planning and sustainability for modern façades. For more information, visit: http://www.facadedesignanddelivery.com.

About Konarka Technologies, Inc.
Konarka Technologies develops and manufactures solar plastic films that convert light to electricity - anywhere. As the leading developer of polymer-based, organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology that provides a source of renewable power in a variety of form factors, Konarka has a broad portfolio of patents, technology licenses and an accomplished technical, scientific and manufacturing team. Manufactured at low cost and low energy consumption, the company's Konarka Power Plastic® technology is lightweight, flexible, scalable and adaptable for use in a variety of commercial, industrial, government and consumer applications. Konarka Technologies is headquartered in Lowell, Mass., U.S.A. and has a full scale production manufacturing facility in New Bedford, Mass. U.S.A., with European headquarters in Nürnberg, Germany and a business development office in Japan. For additional information, visit http://www.konarka.com.

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