PW vs ASTI Comparison

Power REIT is an internally managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a portfolio of real estate assets related to transportation, energy infrastructure, and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in the United States. Its investment portfolio comprises solar farm lands, railroad real estate, and various Controlled Environment Agriculture properties in the form of greenhouses for the cultivation of food and cannabis. In addition, the company is focused on opportunities in the form of investing in distressed situations, including debt and other types of secured interests in real estate, distressed properties, and real estate-related companies.

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc is engaged in the manufacturing, and selling of photovoltaic products (PV) solar modules that are flexible, durable, and possess attractive power-to-weight and power-to-area performance. The company is integrating its PV products into scalable and high-value markets such as agrivoltaics, aerospace, satellites, near-earth orbiting vehicles, and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Ascent is also working to expand its portable solar chargers, such as the XD-12. The company markets and sells its products through OEMs, system integrators, distributors, retailers, and e-commerce companies.