The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) held a completely virtual 2022 Peer Review January 31 – February 3, 2022. The Peer Review gathers representatives from SETO active projects and leading solar industry and academic experts to conduct a review of the SETO portfolio of roughly 325 projects and collect high-level, strategic feedback to support the office in achieving its goals. The findings help DOE identify strategies that will shape our work in the future. 

Report

SETO has compiled feedback from the reviewers and chairs of the 2022 Peer Review. It is organized below by research area. All content was written and compiled by reviewers. For more information on SETO’s overall goals and objectives, please read the Solar Energy Technologies Office Multi-Year Program Plan and the Solar Futures Study.

• Photovoltaics Review Summary
• Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power Review Summary
• Systems Integration Review Summary
• Manufacturing and Competitiveness Review Summary
• Soft Costs Review Summary
• Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Review Summary

Recordings and Slides

The first day of the peer review was open to the public. You can watch the recorded presentations about SETO and all of its research areas and download the accompanying slides below.