Generalizable Mechanistic Understanding of Module-level Light-, Heat- and Humidity-Induced Instabilities in CIGS Photovoltaics Award Number: DE-EE0007141 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B5.16 Solar Energy Technologies Office Date: 09/02/2015 Locatio...
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Generalizable Mechanistic Understanding of Module-level Light-, Heat- and Humidity-Induced Instabilities in CIGS Photovoltaics
Award Number: DE-EE0007141
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B5.16
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Date: 09/02/2015
Location(s): IL
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the University of Illinois to identify the root causes of light-, heat-, and humidity-induced instabilities in the operation and accelerated testing of commercial Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) photovoltaic modules produced by major module manufacturers, correlate them with module degradation/failure modes, and produce accurate service lifetime prediction models.