DE-FOA-0002606: Small Innovative Projects in Solar 2022- Concentrating Solar Thermal Power and Photovoltaics
Event details
| Date | 28.02.2022 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
AIM: Small Innovative Projects are agile funding vehicles with two major aims: to investigate higher-risk ideas and to attract new entrants into the applied solar R&D community. Projects in this FOA will focus on innovative and novel ideas that are appropriate for 12-18 months of research to determine feasibility.
Topic Area 1: Concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP). Projects in this topic area will advance novel ideas that either apply new science and ideas to the sector or close a technical gap or limitation in an emerging technology. Responsive concepts include all aspects of CSP plants with thermal energy storage, as well as solar-thermal process heat innovations, solar-thermal fuel systems, and pumped thermal energy storage.
Topic Area 2: Photovoltaics. Projects in this topic area will focus on new and emerging areas of PV research that can produce significant results within the first year of performance and, if successful, lay the foundation for continued research. These projects should aim to significantly lower costs with a focus on improving the power conversion efficiency, fielded energy output, reuse and recycling of system components, service lifetime, and manufacturability of PV technologies.
DEADLINE: Letters of intent (1-2 paragraphs) are due by February 28, 2022 and full applications are due on March 21, 2022.
ELIGIBILITY: EPFL researchers are eligible to participate as subawardee or as a prime if a waiver is granted. Contact the Research Office for assistance with requesting a waiver.
HOW TO APPLY: Get in touch with potential partners in the U.S. Applications should be sent via the online application platform (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please refer to the FOA - DE-FOA-0002606. Questions regarding the content of this FOA must be submitted to [email protected]. Feel free to contact the Research Office for any assistance.
Topic Area 1: Concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP). Projects in this topic area will advance novel ideas that either apply new science and ideas to the sector or close a technical gap or limitation in an emerging technology. Responsive concepts include all aspects of CSP plants with thermal energy storage, as well as solar-thermal process heat innovations, solar-thermal fuel systems, and pumped thermal energy storage.
Topic Area 2: Photovoltaics. Projects in this topic area will focus on new and emerging areas of PV research that can produce significant results within the first year of performance and, if successful, lay the foundation for continued research. These projects should aim to significantly lower costs with a focus on improving the power conversion efficiency, fielded energy output, reuse and recycling of system components, service lifetime, and manufacturability of PV technologies.
DEADLINE: Letters of intent (1-2 paragraphs) are due by February 28, 2022 and full applications are due on March 21, 2022.
ELIGIBILITY: EPFL researchers are eligible to participate as subawardee or as a prime if a waiver is granted. Contact the Research Office for assistance with requesting a waiver.
HOW TO APPLY: Get in touch with potential partners in the U.S. Applications should be sent via the online application platform (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please refer to the FOA - DE-FOA-0002606. Questions regarding the content of this FOA must be submitted to [email protected]. Feel free to contact the Research Office for any assistance.
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