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September 2010
PHOTOVOLTAICS ARE BIG AT NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY, NREL Photovoltaic program
By Jeff Hecht
NREL invented the solar cells that power the Mars rovers. Now it's goal is helping industry bring the cost of photovoltaic power down to the level of grid power by 2015.