PLENTY Magazine Honors Konarka with PLENTY 20 Award

Magazine Touts Konarka as One of Twenty Green Companies Set to Change the World

Lowell, Mass. – Feb. 15, 2007 – Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic™, a material that converts light to energy, today announced that PLENTY Magazine has selected the company as one of twenty green companies that will change the world. The publication's PLENTY 20 Award will be presented to Konarka on Thursday, February 15th at an award ceremony in New York City.  

"Since launching PLENTY, we've sought to educate readers about those green businesses and companies with cutting-edge eco-initiatives," says Mark Spellun, editor of PLENTY Magazine. "The green marketplace has become a large and diverse space and in selecting the PLENTY 20 we combed through the candidates, considering the company's reach, potential, influence and innovative vision."

The PLENTY 20 includes members of the Fortune 500 establishment whose initiatives are changing big business's relationship with the environment as well as smaller start-up companies, whose groundbreaking technology is shaping our vision for energy efficiency in the years ahead.

In addition to Konarka, some of the PLENTY 20 Award winners include General Electric, Southwest Windpower, Toyota, Whole Foods, Goldman Sachs and Green Mountain Coffee, among others.

For more information, visit: http://www.plentymag.com.

About PLENTY
As the leading environmental lifestyle magazine, PLENTY has forged itself as a unique voice for the entire spectrum of today's eco-issues. Covering content that ranges from clean technology and sustainable architecture, to organic food and fashion, to environmentally conscientious tourism and responsible investing, PLENTY has stationed itself as a source of all things green to those leading the charge towards a more sustainable future. The magazine which is independently published by Environ Press, Inc. is sold at leading bookstores around the country and natural foods markets Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats nationwide.

About Konarka Technologies, Inc.
Konarka builds products that convert light to energy – anywhere. As the leading developer of polymer photovoltaic technology that provide a source of renewable power in a variety of form factors for commercial, industrial, government and consumer applications, Konarka has a broad portfolio of patents, technology licenses and an accomplished technical team. The Company's technology is focused on delivering lightweight, flexible, scalable and manufacturable products. Konarka Technologies is headquartered in Lowell, Mass., U.S.A., with European headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and research and development facility in Austria. For additional information, visit http://www.konarka.com.

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