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WASHINGTON, DC -- Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced May 8 that the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has awarded a subcontract to Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) to develop new solar cell manufacturing technology. The contract provides matching funds for a research and development program aimed at lowering the manufacturing cost of solar cells. NREL will fund about $3 million of the approximately $6 million, three-year subcontract, with ECD providing the balance of the funds.
ECD, headquartered in Rochester Hills, MI, has long been involved in hydrogen-based energy solutions, including solar, rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries, ...