DOE Fundamental and Exploratory Research Program in Photovoltaics: Preprint

Conference · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:15000005

Matson, R; McConnell, R; Eddy, F P

Presented at the 2001 NCPV Program Review Meeting: Overview of the Fundamental and Exploratory Research project with the DOE Basic Sciences program and the National Center for Photovoltaics. This paper presents an overview of the Fundamental and Exploratory Research project within the U.S. Department of Energy's National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV). The idea behind the project is to identify, support, evaluate and coordinate an optimal spectrum of complementary projects that either contribute to the fundamental understanding of existing PV technologies or to explore the less conventional, or far out, technological possibilities. Two other programs, one for close collaborative university/industry partnerships in crystalline silicon and an educational/research program involving undergraduates at eight historically black colleges and universities, are also managed under this same task. In sum, this effort represents directed high-risk, long-term basic research targeting possibilities for optimal configurations of low cost, high efficiency, and reliability in PV related devices whatever form they may ultimately take.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO. (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15000005
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-520-30873
• Resource Type: Conference paper/presentation
• Conference Information: Presented at the NCPV Program Review Meeting, Lakewood, CO (US), 10/14/2001--10/17/2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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