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<p style="margin-top:0">Laboratory tests verified that silicon ink, developed by 2008 Incubator awardee Innovalight, could deliver a 1% point absolute increase in the efficiency of solar cells using a low-cost screen-printing process.<br>
<i>Image by Dennis Schroeder/NREL</i></p>
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<h1 style="font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;margin:0px;color:#004063;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">$12 Million Available in Funding</h1>
<p>With your help, we can accelerate the next generation of solar energy products to market.</p>
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<p>The SunShot Incubator program is designed to help make the leap from great ideas to the alpha/prototype phase or to launch. Does your team have such an idea?</p>
<p>Up to $12 million is available through this financial opportunity, so we hope you will consider submitting a proposal.</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p><b>DOE SunShot Program</b></p>
<p><b><span style="text-decoration:underline">Key Dates</span></b></p>
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<li>Informational Webinar: March 5, 2012, 4:30-5:30pm EST</li>
<li>Deadline for Letters of Intent (optional): April 2, 2021</li>
<li>Deadline for Concept Papers: April 9, 2012</li>
<li>Deadline for Full Applications: May 29, 2012</li>
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