Fiscal Year 2025 Solar Module and Solar Hardware (SMASH) Incubator
Funding Agency:
- Department of Energy
SMASH Incubator seeks to address the lack of sufficient private investment that is available to successfully commercialize the output of research, development, and demonstration activities and bring innovative solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to market. Specifically, this NOFO will encourage innovations in PV manufacturing with the aim of reducing reliance on imported materials and technologies.
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Program Goals & Objective(s) |
The activities to be funded through this NOFO will support the government’s goal to deploy solar energy technologies with a resilient and domestic supply chain. These activities are expected to deliver jobs and economic growth in the clean energy sector while adding to our nation’s energy security. |
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Topic Areas |
1. Crystalline silicon solar module technology, covering all segments of the supply chain from input materials and production equipment through module assembly. 2. Cadmium telluride solar module technology, covering all segments of the supply chain including improvements in materials, processes, manufacturing, components, metrology, demonstration, recycling, and reclamation. 3. Non-module solar hardware technology, including structural and electrical components and tools that improve performance, functionality, reliability, or ease of installation for solar energy systems. |
Award Ceiling: $4,000,000
$20,000,000
May 30, 2025
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eere-exchange.energy.gov/ EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov Include the NOFO title and number in the subject line of all emails. |