Category: Solar

EnerPlex Surfr™ Battery & Solar Case for the iPhone 6 Now Available for Sale

THORNTON, Colo.-- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, integrated into the company's EnerPlex™ series of consumer products, announced today the immediate availability of the company’s Battery & Solar case for the iPhone 6, the EnerPlex Surfr.

The Surfr is available now at goenerplex.com as well as select retail partners.

The Surfr Battery and Solar case for the iPhone 6 is the first Apple MFi (Made for iPhone) certified case to integrate both battery storage as well as solar charging capability into a sleek, thin and compact design. Enabling more than 10 hours of extra talk time as well as doubled video and audio capacity, the Surfr keeps iPhone users powered up throughout their day without needing to be constantly on watch for an outlet.

See CNET’s review of the EnerPlex Surfr here http://www.cnet.com/products/surfr/.

Ascent Solar's President and CEO, Victor Lee, said: "With over 100 million iPhone 6s already sold both domestically and internationally, the EnerPlex Surfr is primed to penetrate an extremely large group of consumers, many of whom have a desperate need for more battery life.”

The EnerPlex Surfr for iPhone 6 is integrated with a 2700 mAh lithium polymer battery as well as an ultra-thin photovoltaic panel, allowing the case to be less than 15mm thick while still providing power and protection. Equipped with an incorporated micro-USB input, users can charge both their case and phone by simply plugging into any USB power source.

About Ascent Solar Technologies:

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a developer of thin-film photovoltaic modules with substrate materials that are more flexible, versatile and rugged than traditional solar panels. Ascent Solar modules can be directly integrated into consumer products and off-grid applications, as well as aerospace and building integrated applications. Ascent Solar is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado. For more information, go to www.ascentsolar.com.

About EnerPlex™: The EnerPlex™ brand is a registered trademark in the United States, Mexico, Australia, European Community, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and OAPI. The EnerPlex brand represents Ascent's line of consumer products. These products, many of which are integrated with Ascent's proprietary CIGS technology, provide consumers with the ability to integrate solar into their everyday lives, while enabling them to free themselves and their electronics from the outlet. For more information on the EnerPlex brand and to view the full product line, please visit www.goenerplex.com.

Apple is a trademark of Apple Inc.

iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.

“Made for iPod,” “Made for iPhone,” and “Made for iPad” mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod, iPhone, or iPad may affect wireless performance.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the Company's actual operating results to be materially different from any historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe these risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements that contain terms such as "believes," "belief," "expects," "expect," "intends," "intend," "anticipate," "anticipates," "plans," "plan," to be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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