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Overview of NREL & PV-related Research at NREL Mee#ng with ASU Feb. 16, 2017 Greg Wilson and Sarah Kurtz NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the

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NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.

Mee#ng with ASU

  • Feb. 16, 2017

Greg Wilson and Sarah Kurtz

Overview of NREL & PV-related Research at NREL

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Innova&on for Our Energy Future

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Physical Assets Owned by the U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

  • Operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy

under Contract to DOE

  • 2400 staff and world-class faciliGes
  • More than 350 acGve partnerships annually
  • Campus is a living model of sustainable energy

Dedicated Solely to Advancing Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Research toward Enabling Deployment onto a Modernized Grid

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Alliance for Sustainable Energy—Partnering with Excellence

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NREL’s Program Portfolio

Efficient Energy Use

  • Buildings Technologies
  • Vehicle Technologies

Delivery & Storage

  • Battery and Thermal

Storage

  • Hydrogen
  • Smart Grid and Grid

Integration

Renewable Resources

  • Solar
  • Wind and Water
  • Biomass
  • Geothermal

Foundational Science Strategic Analysis

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NREL’s PV Program: Originating as SERI in 1977, today a key component of the U.S. DOE SunShot Initiative, funded primarily through SUNLAMP.

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6¢/kWh

SunShot 2020 Goal

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PV R&D is NREL’s single largest R&D program (~$30M out of ~$300M per year, mainly through SUNLAMP). NREL receives addiGonal funding from EERE’s SunShot IniGaGve, including for grid integraGon, CSP, cost analysis, and soX-cost reducGon.

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SUNLAMP PV Projects

Measurements & Characteriza#on Silicon III-V MJ & 1J Module Reliability & Systems Engineering

PV Technologies PV Cross-CuOng R&D

Thin Film PV

CIGS / CdTe /Novel

OPV/Perovskites/ Novel Contacts

Extensive Capabilities and PV Experience Under One Roof

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NCPV Conversion Technology R&D

Ü III-V Multijunction Ü Si & Si Tandems Ü CdTe Ü CIGS Ü Organic PV Ü III-V 1J via HVPE Ü Novel PV Absorbers Ü Perovskites

Demonstrate > 50% 4J device Demonstrate 23% IBC Cells on n-Cz Si Demonstrate 24% efficiency Address reverse bias breakdown with <0.5 µm cell with >15% Build on BES program, demonstrate market viability Find path to low-cost, 1-sun III-V cells Build on EFRC, identify new absorbers Answer industrial processing and stability questions

PV Materials research covers every mainstream PV material system

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PV Research – Sustained Progress

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National Center for Photovoltaics

Extensive Capabilities and PV Experience Under One Roof PV Cross-Cutting R&D

Ü Materials characterization Ü Device characterization Ü Module characterization Ü Regional Test Centers Ü PV performance Ü PV reliability Ü PVQAT Ü PV quality Ü PV system performance

Degradation rates Two-photon Efficiency chart Efficiency tables New product demonstration

Potential-induced degradation

Climate-specific PV durability Improved Quality Management during Manufacturing Module-embedded electronics

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Measurements & Characteriza#on Silicon III-V MJ & 1J Module Reliability & Systems Engineering

PV Technologies PV Cross-CuOng R&D

Thin Film PV

CIGS / CdTe /Novel

OPV/Perovskites/ Novel Contacts

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PV Degradation rates

DegradaGon over the life

  • f a PV system has

significant effect on LCOE ⇒ NREL’s analysis of reported degradaGon rates is widely referenced as the basis for financial analysis of new projects.

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50 100 150 200 250

Frequency Degradation Rate (%/year)

Median: 0.5 %/year Average: 0.8 %/year # reported rates = 2128

11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 0.50% 0.75% 1.00% 1.25% 1.50% 1.75% 2.00% 2.25% 2.50% LCOE (2013 ¢/kWh) Annual System Degrada#on

LCOE vs Degrada#on and Finance Rate

5.5% 6.0% 6.5% 7.0% 7.5% 8.0% 8.5% Nominal Discount Rate

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Opportunities to come to NREL

  • HOPE – Hands-On PV Experience, one week at NREL,

applications due March 1

– https://www.nrel.gov/pv/hands-on-photovoltaic-experience.html

  • Graduate Student Research Internships, applications

due April 15, U.S. Citizens only

– https://www.nrel.gov/solar/internships.html

  • SUN UP – receive some help in being matched with an

NREL researcher; student needs to bring the funding

– https://www.nrel.gov/pv/sunup.html – There are presentations about NREL research at this site

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Visit us online at www.nrel.gov

Thank You

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