Title :
PV manufacturing R&D project status & accomplishments under "in-line diagnostics & intelligent processing"
Author :
Brown, K.E. ; Mitchell, R.L. ; Bower, W.I. ; King, R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
In 1991, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories embarked on a research partnership with the U.S. photovoltaic (PV) industry by cost-sharing industry-based R&D efforts. The PV Manufacturing R&D (PVMR&D) Project, an extension of the earlier PV Manufacturing Technology (PVMaT) Project, aims at streamlining and improving the current PV manufacturing technology to enable U.S. manufacturers to compete in the global marketplace. Currently, PVMR&D has ten active subcontracts with manufacturers working in several facets of the U.S. PV industry; four subcontracts were completed within the past year.
Keywords :
electrical products industry; renewable energy sources; research and development; solar cells; R&D project status; cost-sharing industry; inline diagnostics; intelligent processing; photovoltaic industry; photovoltaic manufacturing technology; Costs; Investments; Laboratories; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Production; Renewable energy resources; Research and development; Subcontracting; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8707-4
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488468
