Project Grant AID674F1700001

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The award will fund the installation of battery-electric storage (BES) and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at approximately 25 U.S. government residences in South Africa, switching them...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program awarded a $135,956 project grant to South Dakota State University (SDSU) to develop a highly efficient, modular, and scalable power system that integrates photovoltaic, energy storage, and smart micro-inverter technologies. The goal is to create a novel power conversion system architecture and control capabilities to enable greater penetration of solar energy into the electric grid and support grid stability and resilience. The key...

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) will provide $3,750,000.00 to the Solar & Storage Industries Institute to support the development of consensus-based solutions around the siting of large-scale solar energy projects. The project aims to speed up permitting, reduce soft costs, and improve outcomes for host communities. Key...

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...

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $932,465 Cooperative Agreement to Locusview Solutions Incorporated to create a specification, proposed industry standard, and technology for supply chain and asset traceability for photovoltaic (PV) solar components. The objective is to enable and track reclamation, reuse, and recycling of PV modules and materials across the entire supply chain, from raw material to end-of-life management. The...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $63,452,217 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to Ubiquity Solar Si-Pv Division Inc. The goal of this project is to commercialize a U.S. supply of 300 mm diameter high-quality single crystal silicon ingot for the solar photovoltaic (Si PV) industry. The project aims to demonstrate this objective by constructing a pilot manufacturing...

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 $1,299,988 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to GAF Energy LLC. The objective of the project is to improve the bankability of roof-integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) shingle systems by reducing the uncertainty of existing thermal and energy production models. This project aims to bridge the gap between PV generation technology and...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,979,459 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute Inc. (EPRI) on January 15, 2025 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). This project aims to reduce barriers to solar photovoltaic (PV) circularity across the value chain through innovative technology solutions, strategic partnerships, and community benefits. The project will be completed...

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 project aims to de-risk the technical, financial, and market adoption challenges associated with integrating state-of-the-art silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules into commercial building spandrels, which are the components of building walls between vision glass. The...