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Heliatek Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Company is a leader in the field of organic electronics energy, holding the world record efficiency of 12%.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Heliatek, the Dresden-based German company that produces ultra-light, flexible and less than 1 mm thick photovoltaic solar films, was awarded as one of the World Economic Forum’s “technology pioneers,” a selection of the world’s most innovative companies. Heliatek is a spin-off from the Technical University of Dresden and the University of Ulm. The company is a leader in the field of organic electronics energy, holding the world record efficiency of 12%. It started commercialization of its solar films in July 2014.
 
“We have developed groundbreaking technology and manufacturing process that will have a significant impact on the way energy is produced,” said Thibaud Le Séguillon, Heliatek CEO. “By integrating our solar films to building facades, we turn these into localized power stations.”
 
Past recipients include Google (2001), Wikimedia (2007), Mozilla (2007), Kickstarter (2011) and Dropbox (2011).

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