PVMI Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium Award Number: DE-EE0004946 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15 Solar Energy Technologies Office Date: 2/28/2017 Location(s): CA Office(s): Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
March 15, 2017
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PVMI Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium
Award Number: DE-EE0004946
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Date: 2/28/2017
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium (BAPVC) is a unique partnership joining universities, industry, and the U.S. Government with the mission of developing advanced technologies to deliver high-performance photovoltaic (PV) modules at low-cost. The Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to provide funding to BAPVC to develop materials, device structures and processes necessary to design and implement manufacturing methods to achieve cost effective photovoltaic modules in large volume production. DOE completed a NEPA review (GFO-0004946-001, CX A9, 6/28/2011) for the initial funding of BAPVC and its related sub-awards. This NEPA review applies to the most recent round of selected sub-awardees, 20 in total, working collaboratively on six individual projects.
The activities to be completed under the sub-awards may include information gathering, analysis, and dissemination; small-scale indoor research and development projects using nanoscale materials; and small-scale research and development in conventional laboratories. All activities would be conducted in existing offices and operational laboratories and would be in accordance with applicable requirements (such as engineering, worker safety, procedural, and administrative regulations) necessary to ensure the containment of any hazardous materials. Any work proposed to be conducted at a DOE laboratory may be subject to additional NEPA review by the cognizant DOE NEPA Compliance Officer for the specific DOE laboratory prior to initiating such work. Further, any work conducted at a DOE laboratory must meet the laboratory’s health and safety requirements.