Sept. 21, 2011: Grant Awarded to Develop Next-Generation Building Integrated Photovoltaics
MIDLAND, Mich. — As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot initiative, Dow Solar, a business unit of the Dow Chemical Co., has been awarded a $12.8 million, three-year grant to fund a program to significantly reduce the cost of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products. The program’s goal is to ensure that solar power is a viable source for the nation’s power needs, and help accelerate widespread solar adoption.
The DOE grant will help fund a $22.4 million program that brings together solar solutions providers, national laboratories, universities, leading electronics companies, and national home builders to create a new solar technology that reduces total installation costs and provides reliable, low-cost solar energy to residential consumers.