Phase II I/UCRC Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Site: Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics

德克萨斯农工大学（TAMU）加入了现有的NSF I/UCRC下一代光伏中心（中心），该中心目前作为德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校（UTA）和科罗拉多州立大学（CSU）的第二阶段研究中心运作。能源安全和可持续性是现代社会面临的重大挑战之一。该研究中心的长期愿景是将科学、工程、教育和政策的进步结合起来，使太阳能得到广泛采用。虽然光伏（PV）“太阳能电池”的成本已大幅下降，但在直接从太阳产生的电力与传统能源相比具有成本竞争力之前，仍有许多挑战需要解决。德克萨斯农工大学的加入使该中心能够解决太阳能电池与电网交界处的系统平衡（BOS）问题。TAMU站点将专注于PV BOS技术的端到端连续频谱，这不是该中心当前的重点。还有许多非技术问题给光伏产业带来挑战。这些所谓的软成本？系统平衡的研究也将成为TAMU网站研究议程的一部分。TAMU的范围是什么？BOS站点（站点）将使该中心能够评估整个太阳能产业，通过系统集成为所有利益相关者带来价值，从OEM设备制造商到最终客户和消费者。由于范围广泛，该网站将通过基于科学的、数据驱动的研究、设计和开发过程来影响行业，这是目前单个BOS组织无法实现的。TAMU站点将集中研究评估技术成果和太阳能全球印记的预测因素，以及太阳能成本，通过技术团队，资金来源，收集技术，以及加强中心对光伏和其他转换太阳能变量的研究。

Phase II I/UCRC Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Site: Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics Texas A&M University (TAMU) joins the existing NSF I/UCRC Next Generation Photovoltaic Center (Center) which presently operates as a Phase II Center with research sites at the University of Texas-Austin (UTA) and Colorado State University (CSU). Energy security and sustainability is one of the grand challenges facing modern societies. The long-term vision of this research center it to bring together the science, engineering, education, policy advances to enable widespread adoption of solar energy. While the cost of the photovoltaic (PV) "solar cell" has dropped significantly, there are numerous challenges that remain that must be addressed before electricity generated directly from the sun can become a cost-competitive with traditional sources. The addition of Texas A&M University enables the center to address the balance-of-system (BOS) issues that lie at that interface of solar cells into the electrical grid. The TAMU site will specialize in the end-to-end continuous spectrum of PV BOS technologies that are not a current focus of the Center. There are also numerous non-technical issues that create challenges for the PV industry. These so-called ?soft-cost? of the balance-of-system will also be part of the TAMU Site research agenda. The scope of the TAMU ? BOS Site (Site) will enable the Center to assess the entire solar industry, bringing value to all stake-holders from OEM equipment manufacturers, through systems integration, to end-customers and consumers. Because of this wide scope, the Site will be positioned to impact the industry through a scientifically-based, data driven research, design, and development process that is not currently available to individual BOS organizations. The TAMU Site will concentrate on research that assesses predictors of technology outcomes and global imprint of solar energy, along with solar costs, as indicated through technology teams, funding sources, collection technologies, as well as enhancing Center research on PV and additional conversion solar variables.