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Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009327
Award Date
5/1/21
Completion Date
12/31/23
Dollars Obligated
$4.5M
Overview
Activity
5
Transactions
5
Subawards
Federal Agency
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Awardee
RE2 ,Inc. (JPPQX2EJ3NM1)
Federal Grant Program
81.087
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
ARSENAL, PA 15201, USA
Description
Update #1
OUTDOOR AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS (O-AMPP)
Posted 6/21/21, 12:00 AM
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Reason For Modification
Federal Obligation
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OUTDOOR AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS (O-AMPP) THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS AWARD IS TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE FOR EFFICIENTLY TRANSPORTING AND MOUNTING PV MODULES UTILIZING THE AWARDEE'S TECHNOLOGICAL FOUNDATION IN INTELLIGENT MOBILE MANIPULATION. A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS GOAL IS TO VERIFY THAT THE DEVELOPED OUTDOOR AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS (O-AMPP) TECHNOLOGY WILL REDUCE COSTS CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO INSTALL THESE PV MODULES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE O-AMPP PROJECT ARE: 1. VALIDATE A ROBOTICS SYSTEM THAT CAN AUTONOMOUSLY MANIPULATE A SERIES OF PV MODULES IN AN OUTDOOR SETTING. 2. USE THIS ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO VALIDATE THE EXPECTED IMPACT OF ROBOTICS BY MEASURING THE EFFICIENCY GAINS OVER CURRENT WORK PRACTICES. THE BASELINE TECHNOLOGY BEING LEVERAGED FOR THIS EFFORT IS THE AWARDEE'S VERSATILE ROBOTIC ARM CAPABILITY. UNDER THIS EFFORT, THIS CAPABILITY WILL BE ENHANCED TO SUPPORT TRANSFER, MANIPULATION, AND PLACEMENT OF PV MODULES TO ENHANCE THE PROCESS FOR SOLAR FIELD ASSEMBLY, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE NECESSARY LABOR FORCE. THIS PROJECT WILL BE BROKEN UP BETWEEN TWO BUDGET PERIODS. DURING THE FIRST BUDGET PERIOD THE AWARDEE WILL BE FOCUSED ON COLLECTING BASELINE DATA AROUND CURRENT WORK PRACTICES, AS WELL AS MATURING THE RELEVANT COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE IN THE FINAL CONFIGURATION OF THE O-AMPP SYSTEM. DURING THE SECOND BUDGET PERIOD THE AWARDEE WILL PROGRESSIVELY INTEGRATE THESE COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT THE FINAL CONFIGURATION OF THE O-AMPP SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE AWARDEE WILL USE DATA FROM THE O-AMPP SYSTEM TO REFINE ITS ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT O-AMPP WILL HAVE OVER CURRENT (MANUAL) WORK PRACTICES.
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6/26/23
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OUTDOOR AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS (O-AMPP) THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS AWARD IS TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE FOR EFFICIENTLY TRANSPORTING AND MOUNTING PV MODULES UTILIZING THE AWARDEE'S TECHNOLOGICAL FOUNDATION IN INTELLIGENT MOBILE MANIPULATION. A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS GOAL IS TO VERIFY THAT THE DEVELOPED OUTDOOR AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS (O-AMPP) TECHNOLOGY WILL REDUCE COSTS CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO INSTALL THESE PV MODULES. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE O-AMPP PROJECT ARE: 1. VALIDATE A ROBOTICS SYSTEM THAT CAN AUTONOMOUSLY MANIPULATE A SERIES OF PV MODULES IN AN OUTDOOR SETTING. 2. USE THIS ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO VALIDATE THE EXPECTED IMPACT OF ROBOTICS BY MEASURING THE EFFICIENCY GAINS OVER CURRENT WORK PRACTICES. THE BASELINE TECHNOLOGY BEING LEVERAGED FOR THIS EFFORT IS THE AWARDEE'S VERSATILE ROBOTIC ARM CAPABILITY. UNDER THIS EFFORT, THIS CAPABILITY WILL BE ENHANCED TO SUPPORT TRANSFER, MANIPULATION, AND PLACEMENT OF PV MODULES TO ENHANCE THE PROCESS FOR SOLAR FIELD ASSEMBLY, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE NECESSARY LABOR FORCE. THIS PROJECT WILL BE BROKEN UP BETWEEN TWO BUDGET PERIODS. DURING THE FIRST BUDGET PERIOD THE AWARDEE WILL BE FOCUSED ON COLLECTING BASELINE DATA AROUND CURRENT WORK PRACTICES, AS WELL AS MATURING THE RELEVANT COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE IN THE FINAL CONFIGURATION OF THE O-AMPP SYSTEM. DURING THE SECOND BUDGET PERIOD THE AWARDEE WILL PROGRESSIVELY INTEGRATE THESE COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT THE FINAL CONFIGURATION OF THE O-AMPP SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE AWARDEE WILL USE DATA FROM THE O-AMPP SYSTEM TO REFINE ITS ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT O-AMPP WILL HAVE OVER CURRENT (MANUAL) WORK PRACTICES.
$0
1/26/23
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THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO INTEGRATE PROVEN ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO PRODUCE AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS SYSTEM TO AUGMENT THE MANUAL LABOR REQUIRED.
$0
6/16/22
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THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO INTEGRATE PROVEN ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO PRODUCE AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS SYSTEM TO AUGMENT THE MANUAL LABOR REQUIRED.
$0
4/27/22
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OUTDOOR AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS (O-AMPP)
$1.9m
6/21/21