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NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
NCPV Research Portfolio
System Development & Manufacturing
Market Transformation Component Prototype & Pilot Scale Production Device & Process Proof of Concept Manufacturing-Oriented Design & Pilot Production Commercial Production Demonstration Commercial Replication
Market Transformation Component Prototype & Pilot Scale Production Device & Process Proof of Concept
Material & Device Concepts
Material & Device Concepts
System Development & Manufacturing
Prototype System Development Manufacturing- Oriented Design & Pilot Prod. Commercial Production Demonstration Commercial Replication
PV TECHNOLOGY PIPELINE
Other NCPV Research Areas:
Ü CZTS Ü III-V 1J via HVPE Ü Novel PV Absorbers Ü Novel TCOs
More fundamental materials questions, demonstrate commercial viability
Develop route to low-cost, 1-sun III-V cells
Build on Inverse Design EFRC, identify new PV absorbers
Build on Inverse Design EFRC, identify new TCOs
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