ARLD, in collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been awarded a Durable Module Materials—Consortium (DuraMAT) grant through the Bay Area PhotoVoltaic Consortium (BAPVC), funded by the Department of Energy, for research into "A Hybrid Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Coating with Combined Anti-Reflective and Anti-Soiling Properties". Professor Alan Lyons’ lab at CUNY’s College of Staten Island will be the PI and coordinate work with ARLD and NREL.