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6 New PV Startups Get DOE Grants

Posted on October 03, 2008

On Monday the Department of Energy announced that they were awarding a total of $17.6 million in grant money to six new second generation photovoltaic startups. The money is expected to be met by roughly another $17 million in cost share from the PV industry itself, totaling a little over $35 million going towards the projects. The idea, obviously, is to foster new technologies that could make PV electricity cost competitive - one giant step towards energy independence.So let's meet the companies who found favor in the DOE's eyes:...

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