Second Solicitation Funded Projects

The second CSI RD&D grant solicitation sought to fund projects that would improve PV production technologies and lead to innovative new business models. It focused on the following target areas:

1. Testing and demonstration of new solar technologies with improved performance/reliability or lower costs.
2. Testing and demonstration of innovative business models that help support expansion of cost-competitive solar technologies by reducing costs or increasing value of the solar system to owners or utilities.

On September 2, 2010, the CPUC announced that nine projects were approved to receive funding through the second solicitation. (Read the CPUC press release.) A list of those projects is shown below. Click on the title to see an overview of the project, status, key deliverables and contact information.

Solicitaiton 2 projects