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NREL to Lead Consortium to Improve Reliability, Performance of Solar Modules

Goal of DuraMat Consortium is to develop durable PV module materials to provide reliable, low-cost solar electricity.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, will form a new consortium intended to accelerate the development of module materials for photovoltaics (PV) and lower the cost of electricity generated by solar power.   The Durable Module Materials (DuraMat) National Lab Consortium will receive approximately $30 million over five years from the ...

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