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DOE awards over $145 million for future solar tech
- 12 years ago (2011-09-07)
- David Flin
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the award of over $145 million to 69 projects in 49 states aimed at increasing efficiency, reducing costs and shaping the future of solar energy technologies. This is in addition to the $170 million awarded in April 2011.
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The funds were awarded under the DOE’s SunShot Initiative, a federally-funded programme to help solar power achieve grid parity by the end of the decade.
Awards were given in six categories:
Extreme balance of system hardware cost reductions: $42 million over 9 projects.
Foundational programme to advance cell efficiency: $35.8 million over 18 projects.
Advanced concepts for solar energy grid integration systems: $25.9 million over 8 projects.
Transformational Next Generation photovoltaics science and technology: $22.2 million over 23 projects.
Reducing market barriers and non-hardware balance of system costs: $13.6 million over 7 projects.
SunShot incubator: $5.8 million over 4 projects.
The funds have largely gone to California (15 projects for a total of nearly $37 million) and Colorado (10 projects for a total of nearly $18 million), many involving the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado.