Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., was founded on October 18, 2005. Ascent Solar Technologies is a solar technology company that produces and sells flexible and durable photovoltaic solar modules with excellent power-to-weight ratio and power-to-area ratio. The company's technology provides renewable power solutions for high-value and specialized solar markets that are not suitable for traditional rigid light panels, including aerospace and space applications, satellites and near-Earth vehicles, fixed-wing UAVs, weight-sensitive water and land platforms, and other specialized markets with strict requirements on power and shape.