The DOE added that it will fund dual-use PV projects in emerging industry areas – agrivoltaics, building-integrated PV, floating solar and vehicle-integrated PV – which it said can expand PV markets and minimise land-use concerns.Įarlier this year PV Tech Premium spoke with the DOE-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) as part of a deep dive into the rise of agriPV.
Industry players have said that this will be difficult to reach without solar glass and cell production in the US. The recent guidance on domestic content under the IRA from the internal revenue service (IRS) calls for 40% of US solar products to be domestically produced to qualify for another 10% tax credit. The 12 projects – currently unspecified – will cover polysilicon production, silicon ingots and wafers, solar cells, glass and other module components, and associated manufacturing equipment. The Silicon Solar Manufacturing and Dual-use Photovoltaics Incubator funding opportunity will provide funding to up to 12 manufacturing projects across the solar supply chain with a view to contributing to the Biden administration’s efforts to establish a domestic PV manufacturing base following its Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released US$45 million in funding to support domestic solar manufacturing and dual-use PV projects, US$18 million of which is issued under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Agrivoltaics, BIPV and flaoting solar are earmarked for investment.
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