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Darpa selects contractors for solar power
project
WASHINGTON
— Four contractors were selected by a DoD research
agency to develop solar electricity cells.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa)
said three companies and a research lab will compete to
develop the technology. The solar project is overseen by
Darpa's Microsystems Technology Office (Arlington, Va.).
Contractors are: Nanosolar Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.),
which received a $10.3 million contract; Konarka
Technologies Inc.(Lowell, Mass.), $6.1 million; Nanosys
Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.), $2.3 million; and the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden Colo.), which is
part of the U.S. Energy Department.
Nanosolar develops roll-printed solar electricity
cells. It is collaborating with Lawrence Berkeley and
Sandia National laboratories on next-generation solar
cells. Nanosys is using inorganic nanostructures to
develop new solar energy sources. Konarka's
nanomaterials technology absorbs sunlight and indoor
light and converts it into electricity.
More than 100 companies competed for the Darpa
contracts.
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