The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $399,995 cooperative agreement to Silfab Solar WA Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award, effective January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, aims to derisk the technical, financial, and market adoption challenges of integrating state-of-the-art silicon photovoltaic (PV) module fabrication into commercial building spandrel components. The project seeks...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $1,000,000 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant to Silfab Solar WA Inc. on September 5, 2024. The grant funding supports the development of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements for the company's solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing operations and advanced solar technology research and development efforts. Silfab Solar WA Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of solar PV...
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,...
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...
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 U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,299,988 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to GAF Energy LLC in San Jose, CA. The objective of this project is to improve the bankability of roof-integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) shingle systems by reducing the margins of uncertainty in existing thermal and energy production models. This funding will support research, development, and...
The Cooperative Agreement award DEEE0011408, funded 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 commercialize a domestic supply of 300 mm diameter high-quality single crystal silicon ingot for the solar photovoltaic (Si PV) industry. The $63,452,217 project, awarded to Ubiquity Solar Si-Pv Division Inc., will construct a pilot manufacturing facility to demonstrate the...
This $3,750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.087) program will support the Solar & Storage Industries Institute, a non-profit organization, in developing consensus-based solutions to address challenges around the siting and permitting of large-scale solar projects. The project aims to speed up the deployment of large-scale solar...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1.7M Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Brightspot Automation LLC. The project aims to develop a new metrology system for imaging solar cell defects and glass crack defects in CdTe solar panels, and to create an AI software platform to automatically detect these defects. The project will also correlate photoluminescence signatures to the...
This Cooperative Agreement award from 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), provides $1,400,350.00 to The R&D Lab CO. (doing business as Amy's Construction) to accelerate the deployment of residential solar by coupling it to roofing. The key products and services to be delivered include: Building a pilot manufacturing line to enable shingle design flexibility and...