Reducing Soft Costs Through Hardware Innovation – Phase 2 Award Number: DE-EE0007199 CX(s) Applied: A9 Solar Energy Technologies Office Date: 09/14/2015 Location(s): HI Office(s): Golden Field Office
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September 14, 2015
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Reducing Soft Costs through Hardware Innovation – Phase 2
Award Number: DE-EE0007199
CX(s) Applied: A9
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Date: 09/14/2015
Location(s): HI
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to SafeConnect Solar to develop their SmartBox; a two-part hardware/software system that engineers safety compliance into the PV system itself, thereby eliminating the need for rules and regulations designed to safeguard public health and safety.