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April 18, 2018
Department of Energy Announces $20 Million in New Projects to Lower Cost of Power Electronics in Solar Energy Systems
Innovations are critical to address solar photovoltaic reliability challenges and driving down costs.
April 17, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Announces $105 Million in New Funding to Advance Solar Technologies
Funding support America’s continued leadership in energy innovation through solar technology.
April 4, 2018
thunderstorm approacing solar carport
Catalyst Winner's Software Recognized for Helping Thousands Pay Bills
Technology developed by former Catalyst winner, Gridmates, played a critical role in helping Direct Energy win a best practices award in Texas.
February 28, 2018
solar side by side case
EERE Success Story—Researchers Illuminate Solar Panel Wear and Tear to Improve Longevity
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University use electroluminescence and machine learning to reveal the evolution of solar module degradation.
January 24, 2018
Solar energy infographic
Department of Energy Announces Prize Competition to Accelerate U.S.-Based Solar Manufacturing
The American Made Solar Prize will incentivize the nation’s entrepreneurs to develop new processes and products for the solar marketplace.
January 12, 2018
screenshot of solar VADER technology
National Lab Uses Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Solar and Other Distributed Energy Resources
New Research at SLAC National Accelerator Lab uses artificial intelligence applications to help utilities better integrate their solar resources.
January 4, 2018
utility scale photovoltaic solar power plant
Updates to Lab Software Bring Big Benefits to Renewable Energy Industry
NREL SAM received upgrades SunShot SETO
December 19, 2017
Picture of a solar power panel
Department of Energy Announces $12 Million to Advance Early-Stage Solar Research
Eight projects to advance predictive modeling capabilities for solar generation.
October 20, 2017
sunshot zillow sun score
EERE Success Story—Sun Number Partnership with Zillow Brings Solar Potential Scores to Millions of Americans
Sun Number Scores show a home’s solar potential and are now available on Zillow’s website for more than 84 million homes across the United States.
September 27, 2017
Genesis Solar 250 MW CSP plant with trough technology in Blythe, California
Energy Department Launches Up to $15 Million to Tackle Solar Desalination
DOE announced funding to develop solar desalination technologies that will help create freshwater from otherwise unusable waters.
September 15, 2017
Photo of Chicago at night.
Energy Department Invests up to $32 Million to Improve Resilience of the Nation’s Power Grid
DOE announced up to $32 million for research and development that will further improve the resilience of the nation's electric grid.
September 12, 2017
utility scale photovoltaic solar power plant
Energy Department Announces Achievement of SunShot Goal, New Focus for Solar Energy Office
Average price of utility-scale solar is now 6 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
September 12, 2017
utility scale solar installation photo by bedenkop
2020 Utility-Scale Solar Goal Achieved
The solar industry has achieved the 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set by the SunShot Initiative.
September 7, 2017
Hit Me With Your SunShot Photo Contest
“Hit Me with Your SunShot” Photo Contest Winners Announced
Hit Me with Your SunShot photo contest winners
August 22, 2017
SunShot at Solar Power International, #PoweredBySunShot.
SunShot Sponsors Start-Up Alley at Solar Power International
The SunShot Initiative will sponsor Start-Up Alley at Solar Power International in Las Vegas, Nevada from September 10–13.
August 1, 2017
Photo of a researcher at Berkley National Lab
Energy Department Announces Eleven Projects to Boost Private-Sector Support of Energy Innovation
Projects address systemic barriers currently preventing the private sector from more fully supporting energy innovation.
July 17, 2017
250-MW solar project on the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Moapa Indian River Reservation in southern Nevada
SunShot Launches Solar Energy Photo Contest
Hit Me with Your SunShot photo contest that will award prizes up to $2,500 to those who submit the best photos that contain solar energy technologies
July 13, 2017
Boulder Housing Partners with solar PV modules
SunShot Program Manager Honored for Solar Contributions
Dr. Elaine Ulrich honored by Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) with an Energy Hero award for her contributions to the solar industry.
July 12, 2017
solar installation in vermont
Energy Department Announces $46.2 Million for 48 Projects to Advance Solar Power Technologies
New projects intended to develop innovative, early-stage solar power technologies.
June 23, 2017
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SunShot Staff to Speak at Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SunShot speakers at IEEE PVSC 44 in Washington, DC
June 16, 2017
Sunvapor Success Story Solar
EERE Success Story—Concentrating Solar Power Transforms Food Processing with Solar Steam
Sunvapor designed a solar collector to cut costs and optimize the supply chain by using less energy to manufacture the structural components.
June 9, 2017
Solar neighborhood fly over
EERE Success Story—Real Estate Professionals Embrace Solar Power
As solar energy’s popularity continues to grow among homeowners, it’s changing the way people buy and sell homes.
May 26, 2017
A supercritical carbon dioxide turbine built by GE Global Research and Southwest Research Institute that’s one-tenth the size of a traditional steam turbine. Photo courtesy of GE Global Research.
SunShot CSP Research Showcased in Science Magazine

Science magazine, an internationally renowned journal for scientific research, features SunShot Initiative concentrating solar power (CSP) research...

May 3, 2017
Testing at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory enables larger amounts of renewable energy on the nation’s electric grid.
EERE Success Story—Solar Software Platform Fast-Tracks Grid Connections

GridUnity—formerly Qado Energy— set out to completely change the interconnection process with a cloud-connected tool that determines a solar...

April 21, 2017
Energy Department Announces New National Laboratory Collaborations with 38 Small Businesses
Program helps small businesses tap into the intellectual and technical resources they need to overcome critical technology challenges.