Award Number: DE-EE0008173CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Weatherization & Intergovernmental Programs OfficeLocation(s): MAOffice(s): Golden Fi
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
August 10, 2017
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Adhesive Mounting of Conventional PV Modules for Residential Solar
Award Number: DE-EE0008173
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): MA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Fraunhofer USA Inc., Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (Fraunhofer) to design, build, and test an adhesive-mounting concept for conventional framed and glass-glass photovoltaic (PV) modules.
The project involves laboratory-scale research and development, engineering design, computer modeling, and data analysis. Fraunhofer would develop an adhesive-mounting interface for securing PV modules to asphalt shingles. Flextronics Inc. personnel would leverage their product design and prototyping experience to create pre-commercial feasible prototypes in their Boston, MA Innovation Center location. These prototypes would be mounted on asphalt-shingled test roofs both in Fraunhofer’s Boston facility and at Vivint’s northern Sebastapol, CA facility. Conduct adhesive strength testing would occur in Fraunhofer’s material characterization laboratory. Wind performance testing would occur at the San Diego Wind Testing Facility in San Diego, CA and fire characterization would occur at the Western Fire Center in Way Kelso, WA.