Technology Pathway Partnerships
Konarka, a DOE Technology Pathway Partnership winner, demonstrates the flexibility of its organic photovoltaic technology on film.
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The Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Research and Development (R&D) Technology Pathway Partnerships (TPPs) are industry-led projects and emphasize the development, testing, demonstration, validation, and interconnection of new PV components, systems, and manufacturing equipment.
Within the Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP or the Solar Program), the goals of the TPPs include bringing better products to market and enable new applications, fostering the development of the domestic PV industry, and impacting the U.S. energy economy with results.
Background
The Technology Pathway Partnerships include companies, laboratories, universities, and non-profit organizations to accelerate the drive toward commercialization of U.S.-produced PV systems. These partnerships comprise more than 50 companies, 14 universities, 3 non-profit organizations, and 2 national laboratories. See U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Program past financial opportunity for more details.
Awardees
DOE announced the first round of TPP awards in March of 2007.
- Amonix (Los Angeles, CA)
- Boeing (Los Angeles, CA)
- BP Solar (Frederick, MD)
- Dow Chemical (Midland, MI)
- General Electric (Newark, DE)
- GreenRay (Boston, MA)
- Konarka (Boston, MA)
- Nanosolar (Palo Alto, CA)
- Soliant Energy, formerly Practical Instruments (Pasadena, CA)
- Sunpower (San Jose, CA)
- United Solar Ovonic (Detroit, MI)
Additional Resource
The following presentation summarizes the TPP project and winners:
- Overview of the Technology Pathway Partnership Awards (PDF 3.4 MB) Download Adobe Reader.