Optimization of concentrator photovoltaic solar cell performance through photonic engineering Award Number: DE-EE0007544 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Solar Energy Technologies Office Date: 8/31/2016 Location(s): VA Office(s): Golden Field Office
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Optimization of concentrator photovoltaic solar cell performance through photonic engineering
Award Number: DE-EE0007544
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Date: 8/31/2016
Location(s): VA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Stanford University to optimize the design of advanced concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar cells by incorporating luminescent coupling effects and radiative cooling layers to increase module efficiency and suppress power loss.
Activities associated with the proposed project would include the design, development, fabrication, characterization, and field-testing of CPV cells. Design, development, and characterization activities would be carried out at the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility in Stanford, CA. This is a dedicated research facility for semiconductor device and integrated circuit fabrication. Fabrication of the CPV cells would occur in the purpose-built solar cell manufacturing facilities of Solar Junction in San Jose, CA.