{"id":3797,"date":"2011-02-11T14:15:50","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T19:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=3797"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:50:52","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:50:52","slug":"solar-technology-innovators-get-official-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/solar-technology-innovators-get-official-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Technology Innovators Get Official Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_3799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3799\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/solexant4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/solexant4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"solexant4\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3799\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Solexant<\/figcaption><\/figure>Photovoltaic solar power gets a financial boost through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which earlier this week announced an investment of up to $7 million in total to support the development and commercialization of emerging solar energy technologies. The funding will be delivered through DOE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The program is called PV Technology Incubator and its primary goal is to support new manufacturing processes and products with the potential for dramatic price improvements, according to a news release issued by the governmental agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The startup companies awarded under the Incubator program will truly benefit the manufacturing processes and products in the United States through rapid commercialization of these innovative technologies,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said NREL Incubator Manager Martha Symko-Davies.<\/p>\n<p>This is the fourth installment of the successful PV Incubator program where companies benefit from close partnership with the national laboratories. <\/p>\n<p><!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new Incubator edition selected companies in one of two categories: Tier 1, representing the development of commercially viable prototypes, receiving up to $1 million over 12 months; and Tier 2, representing the development and manufacturing scale-up of pilot-scale processes receiving up to $4 million over 18 months. <\/p>\n<p>The companies selected in Tier 1 are Caelux (Pasadena, Calif.), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solexant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Solexant<\/a> (San Jose, Calif.) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stion.com\" target=\"_blank\">Stion<\/a> (San Jose, Calif.). The Tier 2 selection process includes Crystal Solar, from Santa Clara, also in California<\/p>\n<p>Previous rounds awarded grants to companies such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calisolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Calisolar<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abound.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Abound Solar<\/a>, which which now successfully developed new PV technologies, NREL said.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www1.eere.energy.gov\/solar\/\" target=\"_blank\">DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program online.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<!--adsense--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/hiring-solar-installers-in-hawaii-for-a-clean-reliable-energy-source\/\" title=\"Hiring Solar Installers in Hawaii for a Clean, Reliable Energy Source\">Hiring Solar Installers in Hawaii for a Clean, Reliable Energy Source<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photovoltaic solar power gets a financial boost through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which earlier this week announced an investment of up to $7 million in total to support the development and commercialization of emerging solar energy technologies. The funding will be delivered through DOE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 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