This, in turn, will further lower the cost of solarelectricity, support a growing US solar workforce and increase the country’s competitivenessin the global clean energy market.
DOE says the funding opportunity is part of itsSunShot Initiative, which aims to make solar energy fully cost-competitive withtraditional sources of energy by 2020.
Specifically, the funding will tackle keycost-contributors across the hardware supply chain and make improvements in a broadrange of manufacturing processes that save time and money.
