Swift Solar advances defense operations with American-made perovskite solar panels

Swift Solar advances defense operations with American-made perovskite solar panels

Swift Solar has completed a milestone demonstration of its domestically manufactured perovskite tandem solar technology in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, recently renamed the Department of War. The operation, which deployed during the Cyber ​​Fortress exercise in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in August, marks one of the first U.S.-based deployments highlighting commercial readiness for Swift Solar’s advanced solar panels.

Integrated into the Rapid Deployment Hybrid MicroGrid developed by Resilient Energy and Infrastructure, Swift Solar’s panels provided clean energy alongside two other sources in a challenging cyber defense environment. Department leaders, Army energy specialists, and industry partners such as Amazon Web Services participated to observe these new operational energy capabilities. This demonstration validated the promise of Swift Solar’s technology for increasing energy supply resiliency for national defense activities.

Dr. Andre Slonopas, Cyber ​​Fortress Lead at the US Army, stated: “By strengthening operational energy resilience, US-made perovskite solar technology can directly meet the growing energy demands of the modern battlefield and increase overall military readiness.”

Joel Jean, CEO of Swift Solar, commented: “The collaboration with the DoD at Cyber ​​Fortress validates our US-made perovskite solar technology in real-world defense conditions and underlines Swift Solar’s potential as a key provider of ultra-efficient, next-generation solar solutions for the US government and beyond.”

Paul Maloney, CEO of Resilient Energy and Infrastructure, commented: “For our mobile RDHMs, where space, weight and maneuverability are mission-critical operational energy factors, we anticipate Swift Solar’s perovskite will dramatically increase the energy density we can deploy, while increasing energy resiliency for military operations.”

Swift Solar’s patented tandem technology outperforms older silicon alternatives and generates approximately 30 percent more power than conventional panels. Backed by exclusive intellectual property from MIT, Stanford and NREL, the company holds more than 40 patents and has secured more than $60 million in funding from leading venture capital firms, strategic investors and government agencies, including the U.S. Army and Space Force.

Some key benefits of this technology include improved power-to-weight ratios that reduce logistics and payload burdens, greater power density per area, greater radiation tolerance for space operations, and a focus on U.S.-based development and secure supply chains.

Swift Solar is preparing to scale up its US production, with commercial production expected within 24 months. The company continues to attract partnerships to expand deployments in cyber, electromagnetic and space missions, as well as in power, satellite applications, telecom and mobile energy markets.