In this project, you will design and present an idea for a new solar technology

In this project, you will design and present an idea for a new solar technology in response to one of three recent funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) issued by the U.S. Department of Energy.
In keeping (mostly) with the proposal process described in the FOAs (e.g., section IV.D of the 2022 DOE PVRD FOA), your final project should be a concept paper, limited to five pages in length, that describes:
The current state-of-the-art in the relevant field and application, including key shortcomings, limitations, and challenges
The proposed technology, including its basic operating principles and how it is unique and innovative
How the proposed technology will overcome the shortcomings, limitations, and challenges in the relevant field and application
This is an individual (not team) assignment. You are expected to research (i.e., read the literature about) your chosen topic to understand the state of the art (and to use appropriate citations when describing it in your concept paper), and you are expected to propose an original idea (i.e., technology) to improve upon the state of the art. Be creative, but also back up your creativity with facts from the literature!