The U.S. Department of Energy has opened a funding opportunity of up to 12 million for research on space-grade photovoltaic cells, manufacturing processes and testing systems. The Space Photovoltaics Research and Development opportunity is a notable expansion of DOE’s photovoltaic R&D portfolio into spacecraft power after a history centered largely on terrestrial solar applications. “The… The post DOE opens 12M funding opportunity for space-grade PV cells and manufacturing appeared first on Research & Development World .