In 2025 ACE Inventor was selected for DIPS 1000+, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups programme that identifies companies under ten years old holding distinctive technology in emerging industries and supports them with commercialisation funding alongside technology, partnership and investment programmes.

Following its DeepTech-TIPS selection in 2023, this was the company's second major government programme, and it secured a stable base of R&D funding.

ACE Inventor was among the newly selected companies in the eco-friendly energy category in Jeonbuk. The funding was concentrated on obtaining KS certification for modules produced at the 50 MW BIPV plant and on bringing those modules to market.

ACE Inventor Inc., founded in November 2022, develops ultra-lightweight building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) modules. Its core technologies are a water-based hydrogel electrolyte membrane, electrophoretic large-area flexible electrode coating, and ultra-lightweight curved module design using FRP and ETFE composites. The company operates a 50 MW annual production line in Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, and holds KS C 8577 BIPV module certification together with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001. Its patent portfolio includes seven registered Korean patents and one registered US patent, with 23 applications filed in Korea and abroad. Contact info@aceivt.com · www.aceivt.com

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