Massachusetts-based Konarka will work with ThyssenKrupp – Germany’s largest steel producer – to develop PV-coated construction elements that can be incorporated into building façades and other installations in multiple colours.
Lars Pfeiffer, head of quality and development at ThyssenKrupp’s colour/construction unit, claims the overlap between the two companies’ roll-to-roll manufacturing processes means Konarka’s technology can be incorporated into steel products “at low cost”.
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