Cooperative Agreement DEEE0008972

This $5,197,852 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) is focused on identifying, testing, and implementing ultraviolet light and temperature-tolerant materials and cell stack designs for 27% efficient mechanically-stacked perovskite+silicon hybrid tandem photovoltaic (PV) modules. The 2-year project, awarded to Tandem PV, Inc., a for-profit company...

This 18-month Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) aims to advance low-cost, scalable, in-line electrochemical defect quantification platforms for studying the stability of lead halide perovskite solar cell materials. The $250,000 project, awarded to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, has three key objectives: 1) developing a...

This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop a novel lamination approach for halide perovskite semiconductors that enables new device architectures and material combinations for applications like solar cells, LEDs, and other optoelectronic devices. The research aims to understand, model, and control the process-structure-property relationships during halide perovskite semiconductor manufacturing...

This $275,000 STTR Phase I federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program is funding the development of durable, flexible, and high-efficiency perovskite solar panels by Pinwheel Solar LLC. The key objectives are to: 1) enhance the stability of perovskite materials to support a 30-year solar cell lifetime, 2) construct perovskite-based cells on flexible substrates, and 3) demonstrate roll-to-roll...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to develop and demonstrate a new, low-temperature metallization strategy compatible with tandem perovskite photovoltaic cells for large-scale manufacturing. The $312,500 award, effective September 1, 2024, will fund the development of reactive silver and copper inks that can...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 81.087 (Renewable Energy Research and Development) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop a "bilithic integration" approach for manufacturing highly efficient perovskite solar modules. The project aims to avoid degradation issues associated with traditional "monolithic" integration by preparing the device components on...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,197,154 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to First Solar, Inc. The goal of this project is to demonstrate a high-performing 4-terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar module with at least 27% efficiency that meets defined durability specifications. The project involves research and development activities across three of First Solar's...

This Cooperative Agreement award for $250,000.00, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to advance the uniformity and stability of perovskite solar modules. The primary goals are to develop self-leveling ink formulations and a high-speed flexographic printing process to eliminate scribing defects that accelerate module degradation and performance...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $8,150,000 cooperative agreement to Swift Solar Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award aims to achieve the following key objectives over the 2025 performance period: Develop 27%-efficient perovskite-based tandem solar minimodules larger than 500 cm2 that can withstand at least 6 months of outdoor testing in 3 climate zones, using high-throughput...

This $5,400,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) will support Cubicpv Inc.'s research and development efforts to address the challenges of durability, scalability, and efficiency in perovskite-silicon tandem solar modules. The project aims to improve perovskite ink purity, optimize buried interfaces and surface engineering, and enhance...