Award Number: DE-EE0009326, CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, Solar Energy Technologies Office, Location(s): CA, Office(s): Golden Field Office
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January 29, 2021
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Award Number: DE-EE0009326
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Terabase Energy, Inc. (Terabase) to develop control software to automate onsite material distribution and installation at utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants. Control software would be developed for integration into the autonomous vehicle systems of specialized vehicles designed for solar panel installation. Vehicles with the control software would be able to navigate routes and place PV systems autonomously. An existing autonomous vehicle would be used for laboratory and outdoor testing.