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EnerPlex’s Kickr 7 FL Wins Multiple ‘Best of Show’ Awards

World’s lightest consumer solar charger honored at the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Show.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced that the company’s newest debuted product, the Kickr 7 FL (Feather-light), has received numerous “Best of Show” awards from the following media publications at the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, UT from August 3-6, 2016.
 
GearJunkie – Best In Show 2016:
 
The Manual – Best of Outdoor Retailer 2016:
 
New Atlas – Innovative Gear and Gadgetry from OR 2016:
 
Engineered with Ascent’s CIGS Solar-on-Plastic technology and a completely redesigned encapsulation process that leverages upon the company’s aerospace and drone product development, the Kickr 7 FL debuted at the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow as the world’s lightest consumer solar charger. The Kicker 7 FL provides approximately 6.5 watts of regulated power while weighing only 5 ounces, and is 50% lighter than the previous equivalent Kickr series of solar chargers.
 
In addition, while awaiting for official confirmation, the Kickr 7 FL has also been voted the “best-of-the-best” in “GearJunkie’s Outdoor Retailer Readers Choice Award” contest. Matched up against 15 of GearJunkie’s favorite products from the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Show, EnerPlex garnered the most votes from GearJunkie’s readers and subscribers over a one-week contest. 

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