Monolithic silicon module manufacturing at less than 0.40 $/W Award Number: DE-EE0007538 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Solar Energy Technology Office Date: 7/25/2016 Location(s): AZ Office(s): Golden Field Office
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August 17, 2016
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Monolithic silicon module manufacturing at less than 0.40 $/W
Award Number: DE-EE0007538
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technology Office
Date: 7/25/2016
Location(s): AZ
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Arizona State University (ASU) to develop and demonstrate technology that enables a mass-manufactured module that costs less than $0.40/W, is 22% efficient, has an annual degradation rate of less than 0.2%, and is warrantable for 50 years. This would be achieved through design, fabrication and interconnection of silicon solar cells, solar module lamination, measurement of module performance, and in-lab accelerated degradation of solar modules.
Proposed activities would be conducted on campus at ASU. Fabrication, interconnection, and lamination activities would be completed in the Macro Technology Works facility at the Tempe campus. Performance measurement and accelerated degradation would occur at the photovoltaic reliability lab at the Mesa campus. The facilities in which this lab work would occur are purpose-built for the type of activities being proposed; therefore, no new or modified permits, construction of new facilities or physical modifications to existing facilities would occur as a result of the proposed project.