Stimulus funds for Washington Tech

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Janet Jacobs

Washington Technology Center has been awarded $136,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Photovoltaic Supply Chain and Cross-Cutting Technologies program (the "EPSCCCT Program"), to develop nano-scale imprinting methods* for thin-film silicon solar cells. The funding comes out of the $22 million allocated by the DOE for the EPSCCCT Program, which funds unique PV products or processes through a competitive award process. Washington Tech partnered with Oregon State University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and this award is one of 24 projects receiving funding through the EPSCCCT Program. The total cost of the project is $184,000: $136,000 from the DOE and $48,000 in cost-matching and in-kind contributions from Washington Tech and OSU.

 

* Nano-scale imprinting methods entail “bending” the light hitting a silicon thin film solar cell, which increases the amount of light that can then be converted into electricity.

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