Has there ever been any cost to own study of ASTI flexible solar panels manufactured off roll, to using more costly higher % eff solid solar cells?
Have not heard anymore about their prototype solar wing, low cost recon drone.
Would like to have seen sample mount of aircraft wings and body.
Also flexible in-car window shade to charge car battery top-off charging (being portable device . . . could be used outside of car also).
What about solar cell placed on cap or hat, for cell phone and cooler head fan? Military helmets?
Motorcycle fenders?
Electric bicycle battery charger? Think solar safety night lights, for bike also.
What about solar-sail + electric ion-drive powered space probe, or auxiliary fold-out balloon dish charger for space satellites?
A USA private company is working on inflatable satellite . . . why not coat its outer material?
Make a flexible memory wire solar cell orientation device out of balloon design, that ASTI solar product can power to follow sun light harvest more efficiently?
ASTI powered solar cell toys and clothing lighting?
what about approaching a window shade company and getting them to offer shades that can charge window shade signs and deco designs?
Third-worlders might like a shade that charges their nite (LED) lighting, flashlight, and cell phone? They can roll it up at night and prevent stealing their home solar cell.
Until we get orders . . . ASTI cannot produce cost efficiently.
This is basic problem ASTI has faced for years. It just now a R&D company. We live off military demo project funding and some retail placement of our products. However; our product sales cannot keep growing, as only limited price range acceptance and novelty (witness cell phone carrying case charger).
ASTI might try to get their solar cell design mounted on picnic cooler lid (or one side), to power an inside thermonic electric cold module?
Does this company EVER read what folks say on their stock message boards?
Many of these ideas above, are lower cost development projects that can be demoed to potential clients and customers and shown at fairs, etc.
