Archives
Below are the stories, grouped by issue, featured in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program (Solar Program) newsletter. You can also find stories by topic.
- May 20, 2013
- May 10, 2013: Simplified solar, new PV analysis methodology, and upcoming workshops and webinars
- April 26, 2013: CSP funding opportunity, Incubator awardees in the news, and two webinars in May
- April 18, 2013: Five super-sized solar projects, one brand-new performance database, and two California-focused reports
- April 2, 2013: DOE pushes for clean energy manufacturing, SunShot experts take your questions, and Solar Decathlon solicits exhibitors
- March 19, 2013: Evergreen State greening, concept paper deadlines nearing, and CSP meeting coming up
- March 12, 2013: Ruling out PV islanding risk, last call for CSP HIBRED proposals, and Sandia's new CPV partnership
- February 25, 2013: Funding for solar manufacturing and workforce development, Wrigley goes solar, and DoD solicits proposals
- February 20, 2013: Funding to boost solar reliability and grid integration, High Pen Portal revamp, and March NPO and HOPE deadlines
- February 12, 2013: Milwaukee makes solar strides, new website helps local governments go solar, and Germany and U.S. PV pricing
- February 4, 2013: Seven SEEDS awardees, Berkeley Lab examines savings from rooftop PV, and SunShot Prize workshop announced
- January 28, 2013: New round of FPACE funding, Incubator 8 Q&A webinar, and sticky solar cells
- January 16, 2013: New Incubator funding announced, spotlight on Salt Lake City solar, and technical assistance opportunity at the RTCs
- January 10, 2013: Challenging the soft-costs status quo, two webinars next week, and February solar forecasting workshop
- December 21, 2012: New CSP and RSC funding, solar forecasting workshop on January 10, and solar valuation report released
- December 14, 2012: U.S. and Australia collaborate on solar research, hands-on PV workshop for PhDs, and SunShot Prize webinar
- December 7, 2012: Four grid integration awardees, two soft costs RFIs on the street, and call for CSP papers
- November 29, 2012: Eight solar ARPA-E awardees, SunShot’s game-changing industry impact, and Tracking the Sun V release
- November 16, 2012: 10 new Incubators, 1 new RFI, and 30-minute permitting
- November 8, 2012: Small business funding, utility-focused solutions, and great gains for solar jobs
- October 25, 2012: Essential skills for solar workers, 8 states get solar savvy, and high pen working session goes to Germany
- October 18, 2012: Planting solar seeds, race to the rooftops, and solar on public lands update
- October 11, 2012: Calculating cloud coverage, bringing more to the solar table, and seeking installer data
- October 4, 2012: Avatars for PV inspectors, Bay Area best practices, and fellowships for a bright future
- September 24, 2012: Storing solar with sulfur, playing it safe with Solar ABCs, and quantifying the soft-cost spectrum
- September 13, 2012: SunShot Prize launches, second quarter surges, Solar Decathlon Europe kicks off
- September 7, 2012: I heart NY PV, installations in the black, and a man with a mission
- August 30, 2012: Seven selections, integration collaboration, and plastic for PV
- August 22, 2012: Integrated inverters, Solarize group buys, and finance Idols
- August 14, 2012: Solar goes public, CSP plant makes progress, and local gov’t experts give answers
- July 26, 2012: Prospects in the southwest, going for solar gold, and energy solutions for CA
- July 11, 2012: Policy pointers, small biz support, and international collaboration
- June 28, 2012: SunShot Summit resources, event highlights, and R&D 100 winners
- June 19, 2012: Making the impossible possible, 34 project selections, and two new opportunities
- May 29, 2012: Aiming high to lower costs, exploring alternatives, and making first-round selections
- May 17, 2012: Agenda updates, two new publications, and the science of shade
- May 10, 2012: A who's who of solar, support for state markets, and updated CSP resources
- May 2, 2012: Register now for the SunShot Summit and Technology Forum
- April 24, 2012: Two new funding opportunities and a postdoc’s recipe for success
- April 12, 2012: Small business funding, the physics of reliability, and smarter inverters
- March 28, 2012: Third-party validation, CSP advocacy, and RFI deadline extension
- March 16, 2012: DOE seeking input, small business webinar, and fellow highlight
- March 3, 2012: Rising to the Challenge, reimagining wafer creation, and solving for solar x
- February 28, 2012: SunShot Vision Study, advancing standards, and residential energy storage systems
- February 23, 2012: New BRIDGE funding, evolving interconnection standards, and time-tested resources
- February 9, 2012: New Incubator opportunity, nationwide training, and PV valuation tool
- January 26, 2012: Solar Decathlon 2013, third-party PV study, and CSP power tower video
- January 19, 2012: New CSP funding, postdoc openings, and PV variability study
- January 10, 2012: Soft cost deadline, two new RFIs, and solar ready report
- December 22, 2011: Record-breaking solar cells, upcoming metrology workshop, and a win for interconnection
- December 13, 2011: Thermal storage system testing, new SAM tool, and validation workshop results
- December 1, 2011: Rooftop Solar Challenge awardees, CSP Symposium, and leading-edge solar integration study
- November 17, 2011: New Incubator funding, plug-and-play solar, and CSP application deadline
- November 03, 2011: Public feedback requested, integration forum convenes, and Obama boosts tech transfer
- October 27, 2011: CSP funding, two new reports, and SunShot director honored
- October 18, 2011: Awardee wins National Medal of Technology and Innovation, manufacturing milestone, and career mapping
- October 6, 2011: SEGIS successes, ADEPT announced, and historic buildings
- September 29, 2011: PowerMeter app measures system performance, iPad controls Solar Decathlon house, and Solar 3.0 coming soon