Technology Pathway Partnerships
An integral part of the Solar America Initiative is its Technology Pathway Partnerships research projects. The teams selected for the Technology Pathway Partnerships include companies, laboratories, universities, and non-profit organizations to accelerate the drive toward commercialization of U.S.-produced photovoltaic (PV) systems. These partnerships comprise more than 50 companies, 14 universities, 3 non-profit organizations, and 2 national laboratories.
Project Name:
Photovoltaic Systems R&D Technology Pathway Partnerships (TPPs) - Phase 1
FOA #:
DE-PS36-06GO96034
Project Description:
Industry-led system development and manufacturing research that emphasizes the development, testing, demonstration, validation, and interconnection of new PV components, systems, and manufacturing equipment.
Total DOE/Partner Cost Share (in USD and %):
$168.3 M /$188.4 M (47% / 53%)
Goals:
- Bring better products to market and enable new applications
- Foster the development of the domestic PV industry
- Impact the U.S. energy economy with results
Awardees:
- Amonix (Los Angeles, CA)
- BP Solar (Frederick, MD)
- Boeing (Los Angeles, CA)
- Dow Chemical (Midland, MI)
- General Electric (Newark, DE)
- Miasolé (Santa Clara, CA)
- Nanosolar (Palo Alto, CA)
- Sunpower (San Jose, CA)
- Powerlight(Berkeley, CA)
- United Solar Ovonic (Detroit, MI)
- Konarka (Boston, MA)
- GreenRay (Boston, MA)
- Practical Instruments (Pasadena, CA)
Publications:
- Technology Pathway Partnerships Fact Sheet
- Overview of the Technology Pathway Partnership Awards (PDF 3.4 MB) Download Adobe Reader.