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SETO’s Multi-Year Program Plan features 16 specific goals spanning the office’s five research areas: photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar-thermal power, systems integration, soft cost reduction, and manufacturing and competitiveness.
New efforts include $15.5 million to tackle barriers to solar deployment, increased focus on expanding clean energy access to low- and moderate-income communities and fostering a diverse solar workforce,
DOE-funded 2020 research shows experts now expect land-based and offshore wind costs to decline ~35–50% by 2050, resulting in costs 50% lower than predicted in 2015.
Recently published resources from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) illuminate how distributed wind projects can be used to benefit rural electric utilities and the communities they power.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the 10 teams of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 4.
Fifteen new projects were selected to receive a total of $8 million for offshore wind support structure innovation, U.S.-based supply chain development, electrical systems innovation, and solutions for impacts on wildlife and radar.
Study indicates wind projects led to substantial increases in revenue and expenditures, boosting capital spending, improving or expanding education facilities and features that were beneficial to students, teachers, and communities.
Microgrids, Infrastructure Resilience, and Advanced Controls Launchpad (MIRACL) project aims to effectively and affordably power homes and businesses.
Slender, Flexible Blades Enable High-Energy-Capture Wind Turbines by Resolving Transportation Challenges.
WETO organized the Distributed Wind Research Program Workshop to bring together laboratory and industry project stakeholders to achieve key objectives.