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Brittle Fracture Wafering of Silicon Ingots for Low Cost, High Efficiency c-Si Solar Cells Award Number: DE-EE0007192 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Solar Energy Technologies Office Date: 09/01/2015 Location(s): CA Office(s): Golden Field Office

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September 1, 2015
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Brittle Fracture Wafering of Silicon Ingots for Low Cost, High Efficiency c-Si Solar Cells
Award Number: DE-EE0007192
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Date:  09/01/2015
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Halo Industries, Inc. to develop a semi-automated system for producing silicon wafers from silicon ingots for low-cost, high efficiency, crystalline silicone (c-Si) solar cells.