This funding opportunity intends to spur photovoltaic and concentrating solar power manufacturing and supply chain companies in the U.S. by aiding the development of innovative cost reducing and/or efficiency increasing technology into useable manufacturing equipment and processes. Awardees are expected to move technology from the development to pilot stages of manufacturing or construction, or from pilot to full-scale manufacturing or construction within one to four years and demonstrate their proposed cost reductions.
This FOA was amended on April 9, 2014.
The purpose of this amendment (001) is to revise Section III.B.3 to clarify the costs related to independent research and development (IR&D) for the awards made under this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Please see Section III.B.3 on page 17.