Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010479

The 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 principal goal of this 12-month project is to demonstrate a high-performing 4-terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar module with at least 27% efficiency that meets specified durability standards. The project will be carried out across First Solar's internal R&D sites...

This $5,197,852 cooperative agreement awarded 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) is directed at developing ultraviolet light (UV) and temperature-tolerant materials and cell stack designs for 27% mechanically-stacked perovskite+silicon hybrid tandem photovoltaic (PV) modules. The project aims to identify, test, and implement these innovations within a 2-year period,...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) 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 objective of this award is to develop high-efficiency perovskite-based tandem solar minimodules that can achieve at least 27% conversion efficiency and exhibit minimal performance degradation under accelerated testing. Key deliverables include: Demonstrating...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,284,494 Cooperative Agreement to Tau Science Corporation under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project, titled "Project MANTIS," aims to apply multiscale characterization and analysis methods to CdTe photovoltaic (PV) modules. The goal is to identify electrical and optoelectronic signatures of performance-limiting defects, which will inform the...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant awarded to Iowa State University of Science and Technology, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $249,999 to investigate a novel high-bandgap inorganic solar cell material system for tandem junction photovoltaic (PV) cells. The project aims to develop a cadmium sulfoselenide [Cd(S,Se)] alloy with a bandgap of 2-2.1 eV that can be integrated with existing cadmium selenide...

The University of California, Davis has been awarded a $221,534 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development) to analyze the structural and electronic dynamics of silicon topcon (tunnel oxide passivated contact) solar cells. The project aims to mitigate performance degradation of these solar cells by studying their atomic-level femtosecond dynamics and how they impact...

This $5,400,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded 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 address key challenges in perovskite-silicon tandem solar module technology. The primary focus is on improving the durability, scalability, and efficiency of these advanced solar modules by enhancing perovskite ink purity, optimizing buried interfaces and surface engineering,...

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 U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The 18-month project aims to advance low-cost, scalable, in-line electrochemical defect quantification platforms to elucidate the impacts of light- and thermal-induced halide migration at buried interfaces that contribute to decreased stability in...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement (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 address current degradation issues found in traditional "monolithic" perovskite module integration by preparing...