SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- PV Manufacturing R&D Large Scale Module and Component Yield, Durability, and Reliability
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Midwest Research Institute (DOE Contractor), National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO, 80401
- ZIP Code
- 80401
- Solicitation Number
- RAX-3-33628
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2003
- Point of Contact
- Christie Johnson, Senior Contract Administrator, Phone 303-384-7394, Fax 303-384-7310, - Jerome Hicks, Group Manager, Phone 303.384.7392, Fax 303.384.7397,
- E-Mail Address
-
christie_johnson@nrel.gov, jerome_hicks@nrel.gov
- Description
- The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has issued a solicitation for Letters of Interest (LOIs) for research and development efforts from members of the photovoltaic (PV) and related industries. "PV Manufacturing R & D?Large-Scale Module and Component Yield, Durability, and Reliability? requests Letters of Interest (LOIs) from individual or teamed U.S. PV and related industries to address a range of topics relating to the manufacture of PV modules, components and systems. The proposed work areas may include, but will not be limited to, issues such as improvement of module manufacturing processes to increase module reliability; system and system component packaging, system integration, manufacturing and assembly; product manufacturing flexibility; and balance-of-system development including storage and quality control. The primary focus is the enhancement of module, system component, and complete system reliability. As photovoltaic technology becomes better positioned to be a more significant contributor to the world?s electricity generation mix, the reliability of the technology will be a key factor in the acceptance of the technology by utilities and other end users. Although PV systems are much simpler than many conventional generation technologies, PV systems still consist of a number of electrical and mechanical components that must be manufactured and subsequently integrated into a complete system. This variety of electronic and mechanical components, once assembled into a system, represent a system that must provide high-quality, reliable power. As the market demand for PV modules and systems has grown, NREL and the PV industry have partnered, through the PV Manufacturing R & D project, to ensure that the growing markets can be served. In addition to simply meeting demand, this partnership took a significant step in the Project?s sixth solicitation to address product yield and quality by supporting the introduction of intelligent process controls into manufacturing lines. This solicitation endeavors to take a second, more significant and deliberate step in supporting the PV industry in ensuring that production volume increases are matched by increases in product quality and therefore field reliability. It is the intention of this request for Letters of Interest to address reliability issues related to PV modules, module manufacturing, and BOS components individually. This request for LOIs will also address design and reliability issues related to complete PV systems ranging from residential rooftop systems to large-scale utility deployments that address the markets reflected in the growing number of state-level renewable portfolio standards. Full text of the solicitation will be available on the NREL website, http://www.nrel.gov/contracts/index.html on or after April 21, 2003. Telephone requests will not be accepted.
- Record
- SN00307047-W 20030420/030418213405 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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