Solar

Solar

Faculty

University

Funding Source

Project Title

Anderson T J

UF

Applied Materials

HVPE of GAN using GACL3 and NH3

Anderson T J

UF

Global Solar Energy

Improved CDS coating

Anderson T J

US NAVY

20 GHZ GAN wide-based receiver

Anderson T J

UF

US DOE

Routes to Rapid Synthesis of CuGaxIn1xSe2 Absorbers

Anderson T J

UF

NSF

GOALI: Mechanism-Based Approaches for CVD/ALD of Cu Barriers

Anderson T J

UF

US DOE

Information-driven semiconducting materials discovery synthesis characterization support

Anderson T J

UF

US DOE

Thin film solar cell device fabrication

Andrew J

UF

US DOE

Improved contacts for solar cells

Barkaszi S., R. Reedy

UCF

FESC

Enhanced and Expanded PV Systems Testing Capabilities

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 1.1- SERES Inverter High Risk Comp. Operating Temp Study

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 1.2- SERES Thin Film System Performance Study

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 1.3- SERES Tech Support for GSA PV System

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 1.4- SERES Field Test Protocol

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 2.1- SERES Special DAS for Desoto

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 2.2- SERES Evaluate Commercial PV Monitoring Systems

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 3.1- SERES System Long Term Exposure Study

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 3.2- SERES Inverter Long Term Exposure Study

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 3.3 – SERES High Voltage Bias Tests

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Subtask 3.4- SERES Testing and Certification

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

National Renewable Energy Lab

Measurements for Validating the Accuracy of Models for Predicting the Performance of PV Modules

Barkaszi Stephen

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Laboratories

Task 1 – SAC Orlando

Bataraseh Issa, J. Shen, Z. Qu, X. Wu, W. Mikhael, L. Chow

UCF

FESC

PV Energy Conversion and System Integration

Batarseh Issa, Xinzhang Wu, Zhihua Qu

UCF/CECS

US DOE

Photovoltaic Power Electronics Research Initiative (PERI) for developing low cost, ultra-compact, three-phase micro inverters or “AC bricks”

Bhansali Shekhar

FIU

NSF-CMMI supplement

Fabrication and Test of Nanoscale Rectennas for Energy Conversion

Bhansali Shekhar, Stefanakos Lee, Goswami Yogi, Subramanian Krishman

FIU and USF

FESC

Beyond Photovoltaics: Nanoscale Rectenna for Conversion of Solar and Thermal Energy to Electricity

Block David, J. Fenton, P. Fairey, W. Schoenfelds, R. Reedy

UCF

FESC

Florida Opportunities for PV Manufacturing and Applications

Bosman Gijs, Anderson Tim

UF

FESC

Development of Low Cost CIGS Thin Film Hot Carrier Solar Cells

Castellano R K

UF

A modular supramolecular approach to organic photovoltaic materials

Click David

UCF/FSEC

FL Municipal Power Agency

PV Inspection Services for FMPA at the Key West Eco-Discovery Center

Click David

UCF/FSEC

GRAEF

Technical Assistance for Solar Deployment in Lake Louisa State Park

Click David

UCF/FSEC

Jones Edmunds

Bradenton City Hall PV System Technical Assistance

Click David

UCF

Publix Supermarkets Inc.

Photovoltaic Systems Assistance for Publix

Click David, Houtan Moaveni

UCF/FSEC

FL Municipal Power Agency

Photovoltaic System Technical Assistance

Click David, Stephen Barkaszi, Sherri Shields

UCF/FSEC

New Mexico State University

PV Solar Codes and Standards

Cromer Charles, R. Reedy

UCF

FESC

Concentrating Solar Power Program

Davis Kristopher

UCF/FSEC

Gulf Power Company

Photovoltaic Workshop for Gulf Power Company

Del Mar John

UCF/FSEC

US DOE/NREL

Combined Photovoltaics/Thermal (PVT) Systems

Del Mar John, Safvat Kalaghchy

UCF/FSEC

US DOE/NREL

Solar Testing and Standards Development

Del Mar John, James Huggins, Robert Reedy, Joseph Walters

UCF/FSEC

State of Florida

Task 3: Enhancement of Solar Thermal Research and Test Capabilities

DelMar John, Robert Reedy

UCF

FESC

Enhanced and Expanded Solar Thermal Test Capabilities

Dhere Neelkanth

UCF

FESC

Development of High Throughput CIGS Manufacturing Process

Dhere Neelkanth

UCF/FSEC

United Solar Ovonic, Uni-Solar

Study of United Solar a-Si: H PV Modules

Ferekides Christos

USF

US DOE/ NREL

Process Development for VOC CdTe Solar Cells

Ferekides Christos

USF

US DOE

The Next Generation CdTe Technology – Substrate Foil-based Solar Cells

Goswami Yogi

USF

Nano CVD, Inc

Fabrication, Assembling, and Testing of Anisotropic Wet Etching System for Preparation of Silicon

Goswami Yogi

USF

International Solar Energy Society

Advances in Solar Energy

Goswami Yogi

USF

US DOE

Development and Demonstration of an Innovative Thermal Energy Storage system for Base load Solar Power Generation”

Goswami Yogi

USF

E-ON Research initiative

Latent Thermal Energy Storage System for concentrating Solar Power Plants.

Goswami Yogi

USF

US DOE ARPA-E

Development of a Low Cost Thermal Energy Storage System Using Phase Change Materials with Enhanced Radiation Heat Transfer

Goswami Yogi

USF

SunBorne Energy Tech. Pvt. Ltd.

Development of a Modular Central Receiver Concentrated Solar Power Plant for Decentralized Power Generation

Goswami Yogi

USF

E-On International

Innovative Latent Thermal Energy Storage System for Concentrating Solar Power Plants

Goswami Yogi, E. Stefanakos, M. Rahman, S. Aydin, R. Reddy

USF

FESC

Design, Construction, and Operation of CSP Solar Thermal Power Plants in Florida

Harrison John, Click D, Moaveni H, Del Mar J

UCF/FSEC

Orlando Utilities Commission

Solar Technical Services to OUC

Hickman Nicoleta

UCF/FSEC

NREL

Collaborative research between NREL and FSEC to establish degradation rates of the PV modules measured at FSEC and validate the energy rating models

Holloway P H

UF

US DOE

Very High Efficiency, Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Photovoltaic Cells

Holloway P H

UF

US DOE

Transparent Conductors for Solid State Lighting and Photovoltaic Optimization

Jiang P

UF

NSF

Scalable self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles

Jiang P

UF

State of CA

Biomimetic Antireflection Coatings For Highly Efficient Solar Cells

Jiang Xiaomei

USF

American Chemical Society

Nanocomposite of Infrared Quantum Dots and Conducting Polymers: Possible Multiple Exciton Dissociation

Jiang Xiaomei

USF

New Energy Tech. Inc.

Development of Semitransparent Flexible Power Foil (SFPF) for Smart Window Technology

Joseph Babu

USF

Temptroll, LLC

Development of Phase Change Materials

Kalaghchy Safvat

UCF/FSEC

US DOE NREL

Combined Photovoltaics/Thermal (PV/T) Systems-Mod 1

Kibert C J, Anderson T J, Hertel L,Sherif S A

UF

FL DOT

A Comprehensive solar energy power system for the Turkey Lake Service Plaza

Klausner J F

UF

US DOE

Sunlight to fuel: high temperature thermochemical reactor science and technology

Klausner J F

UF

US DOE

Solar thermal energy storage research

Klausner James

UF

FESC

Low Cost Solar Driven Desalination

Klausner James, David Hahn, Renwei, Helena Weaver

UF

FESC

Solar Thermal Power for Bulk Power and Distributed Generation

Krothapalli A.

FSU

FESC

Multi-Generation Capable Solar Thermal Technologies

Lin Jenshan

UF

FESC

Non-Contact Energy Delivery for PV Systems and Wireless Charging Applications

Moaveni Houtan

UCF/FSEC

Altamonte Springs

City of Altamonte Springs Solar Feasibility Study and Energy Assessment

Moaveni Houtan

UCF/FSEC

SMP Storage, LLC

Solar Energy System Deployment for the SMP Storage

Moaveni Houtan

UCF/FSEC

Polk County

Large Solar Energy System Deployments in Polk County

Morel Don

USF

NSF

Developing the Path Toward Realizing the Full Potential of II-VI Based Photovoltaic Materials

Morel Don, Chirs Ferekides, Lee Stefanakos

USF

FESC

Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Facility to Enable a Significant Manufacturing Enterprise within the State and Provide Clean Renewable Energy

Norton David, (Formerly Eric Wachsman (PI) and Shirley Meng (Co-PI)

UF

FESC

An Integrated Sustainable Transportation System

Reedy Robert

UCF/FSEC

Florida State University

ARRA-SUNGRIN Simulation-Assisted Understanding of the High-Penetration PV Effects and Requirements

Reedy Robert

UCF/FSEC

Sandia National Labs

High Efficiency Photovoltaic Systems

Reedy Robert, Nicoleta Sorloaica-Hickman, Neelkanth Dhere

UCF

FESC

PV Devices Research and Development Laboratory

Roland James, Block David

UCF

FESC

Solar Systems Testing Facility

Ruscher Paul , (Formerly Yaw Owusu, Hans Chapman)

FSU

FESC

Meteorological Factors Affecting Solar Energy Efficiency in the Tropics

Russell Stanley

USF

US DOE

2011 Solar Decathlon

Schanze K S

UF

US DOE

Very High Efficiency, Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Photovoltaic Cells

Schanze K S

UF

US DOE – UNIV OF NC

Solar Fuels And Next Generation Photovoltaics – EFRC

Schlaf, Rudiger

USF

NSF

High Work Function Back Contracts for CdTe Solar Cells

Schleith Susan

UCF/FSEC

FL Energy Office

ARRA: SunSmart Schools Emergency Shelters

Schleith Susan

UCF/FSEC

Florida Power and Light

RF: FPL SunSmart Schools DAS program

Schleith Susan, Click D, Young W, Huggins M

UCF/FSEC

Progress Energy

SunSmart Schools E-Shelter Plus-UP (Utility Program) AKA SunSense Plus UP

Shen John, Batarseh Issa

UCF

FESC

PV Power Generation Using Plug-in Hybrid vehicles as Energy Storage

So Franky

UF

US NAVY

Materials and devices compatible with high volume roll-to- roll manufacturing of polymer solar cells

So Franky

UF

US DOE

Exploitation of Interface Dipoles to Enhance Electron Injection in Organic Semiconductors

So Franky

UF

US DOE

Infrared sensors and broadband absorbing solar cells

So Franky, Jiangeng Xue, Shirley Meng

UF

FESC

Integrated PV/Storage and PV/Storage/Lighting Systems

So Franky, Schanze K S

UF

SESTAR Tech.

FHTCC: Solar turf: Artificial turf harvesting solar energy

Sorloaica Nicoleta

UCF

NASA Kennedy Space Center

Dust Mitigation for Solar Panels

Sorloaica-Hickman Nicoleta, Robert Reedy

UCF

FESC

Research to Improve Photovoltaic (PV) Cell Efficiency by Hybrid Combination of PV and Thermoelectroc Cell Elements

Thomas-Rees Stephanie

UCF/FSEC

USF

Team Florida US DOE 2011 Solar Decathlon Application; Environmental, Health & Safety Plan

Van Winkle David, Sean Barton

FSU

FESC

Development of Low Cost Concentrating Solar Energy System Using Solar Sausages

Xue J

UF

US DOE

Very High Efficiency, Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Photovoltaic Cells

Xue J

UF

US DOE

Bottom-up supramolecular assembly of organic electronic materials for photovoltaic applications

Zheng Jim P

FSU

Chinese Academy of Sciences

An International Collaboration Group on Solar Cell

Ziegler K J

UF

NSF

Modeling the charge transport of nanowire-based dye-sensitizing solar cells