Solarion Power Provides Panels For Volkswagen's Electric Car
Solarion AG, based in Leipzig (Germany), is involved in the development of the electric automobile E-Up! which was presented as a world premiere by the CEO of Volkswagen AG Martin Winterkorn at the 63rd Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA), currently taking place in Frankfurt (Germany).
The roof of the concept car E-Up! with an area of about 1.4 square meters is designed as a curved solar panel and is equipped with thin-film solar cells from Solarion AG. The new, highly flexible, ultra-lightweight and unbreakable solar cells from Solarion can be manufactured very cost effective and due to their unique properties, enable totally new automotive designs. The solar module is feeding the car’s electrical system providing power to charge the battery and for the vehicle's ventilation to cool the interior while parking. "We are proud that our innovative product can make an important contribution to the electro-mobility, thereby reducing the production of carbon dioxide," says Solarion CEO Karsten Otte.
Solarion, specialized in technology development of thin-film solar applications in the field of building integration, is extending its product portfolio towards the automotive sector with this collaboration.
