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

第二阶段/UCRC德克萨斯农工工程实验站站点：德克萨斯农工大学(TAMU)下一代光伏中心(TAMU)加入了现有的NSF I/UCRC下一代光伏中心(CENTER)，该中心目前是一个第二阶段中心，在德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校(UTA)和科罗拉多州立大学(CSU)设有研究基地。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在一起，使太阳能得到广泛采用。虽然光伏(PV)“太阳能电池”的成本已经大幅下降，但在直接从太阳能发电成为与传统能源相比具有成本竞争力之前，仍有许多挑战必须解决。德克萨斯农工大学的加入使该中心能够解决太阳能电池进入电网的界面上存在的系统平衡(BOS)问题。TAMU网站将专注于端到端的连续光伏BOS技术，而这些技术目前不是该中心的重点。还有许多非技术问题给光伏行业带来了挑战。这些所谓的？软成本？系统平衡的研究也将是TAMU现场研究议程的一部分。TAMU的范围是什么？BOS站点(Site)将使该中心能够评估整个太阳能行业，通过系统集成为从OEM设备制造商到最终客户和消费者的所有利益相关者带来价值。由于范围广泛，该网站将定位为通过以科学为基础、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组织无法获得的。TAMU网站将专注于评估太阳能技术成果和全球印记的预测因素的研究，以及通过技术团队、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表明的太阳能成本。

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.