{"id":47585,"date":"2024-05-17T09:26:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T08:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=47585"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T08:26:26","slug":"us-invests-71m-to-boost-domestic-solar-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/us-invests-71m-to-boost-domestic-solar-manufacturing\/47585\/","title":{"rendered":"US invests $71m to boost domestic solar manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) will fund $71m to advance the nation’s solar manufacturing<\/a> capabilities.<\/h2>\n

The funding will be used to support research, development, and demonstration projects of solar technology manufacturers across the US to reinforce the country’s solar energy supply chain.<\/p>\n

Selected projects will solve gaps across the US solar manufacturing supply chain, such as equipment, silicon ingots and wafers, and silicon and thin-film solar cell manufacturing.<\/p>\n

The funding will also enable markets for solar technologies such as dual-use photovoltaic (PV) applications, including building-integrated PV and agrivoltaics.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Granholm, the US Secretary of Energy, commented: “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to building an American-made solar supply chain that boosts innovation, drives down costs for families, and delivers jobs across the nation.<\/p>\n

“Thanks to historic funding and actions from the President’s clean energy agenda, we’re able to deploy more solar power \u2013 the cheapest form of energy \u2013 to millions more Americans with panels stamped made in the USA.”<\/p>\n

Advancing domestic solar manufacturing<\/h3>\n

The DOE has chosen three projects for the Silicon Solar Manufacturing and Dual-Use Photovoltaics Incubator programme<\/a> to advance onshore silicon wafer and cell manufacturing technologies.<\/p>\n

This funding aims to help new solar companies validate their innovations and qualify for capital to scale up production, speeding up their journey to market.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, seven projects will focus on dual-use PV technologies to electrify buildings, decarbonise transportation, and minimise land-use conflicts.<\/p>\n

Selected projects include:<\/p>\n