May 30, 2023
Success Story—Putting Solar Energy Installation on Autopilot
Terabase Energy is transforming the traditionally manual processes of designing arrays, delivering modules, and installing them at the site.
May 11, 2023
Solar Workforce RFI and New Manufacturing Internship Announced
Responses are due June 2 for the request for information on the challenges and opportunities associated with scaling the domestic solar manufacturing workforce. SETO will pilot the Solar Manufacturing Internship for Leaders in Energy (SMILE) program.
May 10, 2023
Solar Workers Needed for National Lab Study
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are seeking solar workers for 1-hour, one-on-one interviews to inform a study about the solar workforce.
May 10, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $26 Million to Support a Modern, Reliable, and Resilient American Clean Energy Grid
Selected Projects Across 13 States and Puerto Rico Will Demonstrate How Solar, Wind, and Storage Can Protect and Strengthen America’s Power Grid
May 3, 2023
Annual Report: Use of SolarAPP+ Doubles Across the Country
By the end of 2022, the Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus (SolarAPP+) online permitting software had eliminated 134,000 days of delays for solar adopters, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) annual performance report.
April 24, 2023
White Paper Outlines Pathways to Secure Solar Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office released a white paper that outlines pathways to a robust domestic supply chain for solar photovoltaic technologies.
April 20, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investments to Support and Accelerate Community Solar Across America
Over $8 Billion Available Through Prizes, Private Capital, and a Conditional Loan Commitment Will Expand Access to Cheaper, Cleaner Energy for American Families and Deploy Solar Power to Underrepresented Communities
April 20, 2023
Funding Notice: Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-Based Resource Management and Availability for Future Power Systems (OPTIMA)
$30 million in funding available to enhance benefits of renewables on the grid
April 20, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $82 Million Investment to Increase Domestic Solar Manufacturing and Recycling, Strengthen the American Clean Energy Grid
Nineteen Projects Across Twelve States Will Help Establish Domestic Solar Supply Chain, Increase Energy Security, and Build on Progress Made to Bring Solar Manufacturing to the United States
April 13, 2023
Funding Notice: Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS): Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power and Photovoltaics
$6.5 million in funding available for solar energy technology research.