Project Grant 1520316

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Pinwheel Solar LLC a $275,000 STTR Phase I grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The project aims to produce durable, flexible, and high-efficiency perovskite solar panels with a projected 20% power conversion efficiency and lower manufacturing costs compared to existing technologies. The key technical focus is on improving the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells by addressing both extrinsic...

This NSF Convergence Accelerator program award to Cornell University, funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), will develop bio-inspired solar collection skins for buildings to increase energy generation from integrated photovoltaic systems. The $650,000 grant, awarded on January 15, 2024, will leverage nature-inspired design principles and advanced manufacturing techniques like kirigami and 3D printing to create adaptable solar panel surfaces that...

Bluedot Photonics, Inc. was awarded a $255,927 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on February 15, 2021 to support work under the SBIR PHASE I: QUANTUM CUTTING DOWNCONVERSION LAYERS FOR IMPROVED SOLAR PV PERFORMANCE award. The award is being carried out in Seattle, WA through May 31, 2022. Under this NSF SBIR Phase I award, issued through the Engineering (47.041) program, Bluedot Photonics is developing quantum cutting downconversion layers to improve the performance of solar...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $199,992 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (Act) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a "Thermally Enhanced Obstructed Flow Board for Hot Spot Mitigation". The project aims to design and produce advanced thermal management solutions such as heat pipes, cold plates, and cooling systems for aerospace, defense, and energy applications. Act, a for-profit manufacturer of...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) provides $11,552,157 to RG Resource Technologies, Inc. to deploy a new 120,000 units-per-year capacity manufacturing facility to support the production of the recipient's solar photovoltaic + thermal capture (PVT) system. The project aims to establish domestic manufacturing capabilities equivalent to an annual...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will support the development of flexible, semitransparent organic solar cell modules tailored for greenhouse glazing integration by Polypv LLC. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $256,000 award issued on May 15, 2023 aims to optimize the active layer, electrodes, and encapsulation processes to produce high-performance flexible organic solar cells. The primary objectives are to develop...

This Cooperative Agreement award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $1,000,000 in funding to Superclean Glass Inc. for a 2-year project period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026. The project aims to develop an electrostatic self-cleaning technology to increase the energy yield from dusty solar panels, particularly in desert regions. The research efforts will include experiments and modeling to...

This $305,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is developing innovative metasurface optical waveguiding devices (MOWGs) that control light on a sub-wavelength level. The goal is to overcome the limitations of traditional optical systems, such as weight, size, scalability, and cost, by replacing conventional optical components like lenses and...

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 $5,197,154 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CFDA 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development) to First Solar, Inc. aims to demonstrate a high-performing 4-terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar module with at least 27% efficiency. The project involves collaboration between First Solar's internal R&D sites and two leading academic partners. Key objectives include passing durability testing, achieving at...