Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced that it has received a purchase order for 50,000 units of its EnerPlex solar charger for the Apple ® (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone ® *.

• 50,000 units of EnerPlex solar chargers based on flexible CIS cells have been ordered
• Product available in Asia in early August

The EnerPlex charger was launched in early June, and it was displayed at Ascent's annual shareholder's meeting. It was first publicly displayed to the industry at Intersolar in Europe last week. The product takes advantage of Ascent's ultra-light, thin and flexible solar panels and enables iPhone users to provide supplementary charging of their iPhones with sunlight.

The order is from Ascent's exclusive distributor in Asia, TFG Radiant, which has advance orders from its channel partners for retail distribution throughout the Asia region. Ascent plans to fulfill the channel orders, supporting the early August retail launch of EnerPlex chargers in Asia.

This charger is the first product under Ascent's new EnerPlex line of consumer products. Ascent is developing future products for other leading smart phones and consumer devices, such as the Samsung ® Galaxy S ® III.