Federal grant · cooperative agreement (b)
All Paths to Extend PV Service Life to 50 Years Inevitably Require a Deep Understanding of What Causes Solar Power Plants to Fail. Although There Are Ad-hoc Efforts to Understand the Causes, These Efforts Are Bilateral and Uncoordinated; There Has Yet to Be a Comprehensive Project to Identify and Prevent Failure Through Improved Manufacturing. Harder Still, Such an Effort Would Ideally Include a Financial Incentive to Incentivize Industry-wide Adoption.
Committed
$1.7 Million
Paid out
$1.1M
68%
Committed, not yet paid
$536.8K
32%
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