NSF STTR Phase 1 Awards $225K To Lower Legacy Manufacturing Costs

The broader impact/commercial potential of this $225k Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will be to lower manufacturing costs in the photovoltaic (PV) industry.

Bert Thin Films LLC, a company originating from the University of Louisville’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, has received a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and commercialize a new material to reduce the costs of manufacturing solar cells.

Read article from The Lane Report: UofL Conn Center Startup Earns $225,000 National Grant

Read the award abstract at NFS: STTR Phase I: Low Cost Copper Contacts with Built in Barriers for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells