美國能源部的國家再生能源實驗室日前宣布，作為剛宣布的加快太陽能技術商業化的一部分，國家能源部正征求資金項目建議。

    伏技術孵化器合作項目目的在于促進美國小企業和國家再生能源實驗室部門間的相互合作。資助主要集中在具有高影響力的至關重要的領域，逐步發展光伏技術，滿足美國能源部到2015年減少對光伏發電成本和擴大光伏發電系統安裝能力擴的目標。

    國家再生能源實驗室（NREL）將接受這兩類計劃：第一類和第二類征集反應。 （以前的幾輪光伏孵化器計劃，為征集意向書已分別印發了“ 預孵化器”和“ 對于這一輪孵化器”計劃。以下稱NREL所請求意向書一級和二級分類。）一級的項目通過12個月的分包合同，加快創新光伏組件相關技術發展原型階段可得到100萬美元金費；  二級項目通過18個月分包合同，重點縮短過渡時間，安排到試點企業創新實驗室最終可獲得高達400萬美元資金。

    The U. S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory is seeking project proposals as part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies.
The Photovoltaic Technology Incubator project fosters collaboration between U.S. small businesses and     NREL and other DOE laboratories and facilities. Funding is intended to focus attention on high-impact areas that are critical to scaling-up PV technology and meet aggressive DOE goals to reduce the cost of PV-generated electricity and expand installed PV capacity by 2015.
    NREL will accept responses to this Solicitation in two categories: Tier 1 and Tier 2. (In previous rounds of the PV Incubator program, separate Solicitations for LOI have been issued under “Pre-Incubator” and “Incubator” programs. For this round, NREL is requesting LOI in the following Tier 1 and Tier 2 categories, bringing these two program areas under a single solicitation.)  Tier 1 projects will receive up to $1 million through 12 month subcontracts and focus on accelerating the development of innovative PV module-related technologies to the prototype stage. Tier 2 projects will receive up to $4 million through 18 month phased subcontracts and focus on shortening the timeline for companies to transition innovative lab-scale and pre-commercial prototypes into pilot and eventually full-scale manufacture.