This U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) solar newsletter is for our partners and industry stakeholders. It highlights the key activities, events, funding opportunities, and publications that the solar program has funded. We welcome your comments about the newsletter; please e-mail them to solar@ee.doe.gov.
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Past Newsletters
- Solar Snapshot: 🏠Fellowship to Expand Community Solar; $2M to Accelerate Solar Cell Technologies - December 12, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 🔎 Explore Topics for Small Business Solar Innovations; Provide Solar Siting Technical Assistance - November 21, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 🐦 📹 AI Bird-Watching at Solar Sites; Successful Solar+Storage in Low-Income Communities - November 7, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ✅☀️ New Prize for Sustainable Solar Manufacturing; Small Innovative Solar Projects Selected - October 17, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 🥇 Solar Prize Winners; 🐄☀️ New $8M Prize to Study Cattle Agrivoltaics - September 26, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 📥 Distribution Interconnection Roadmap Request for Information; 🗨️ Inclusive Communications Webinar - September 13, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 🤝 SETO at RE+ 2024; 📸 Solar Photo Competition Winners - August 29, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 💧☀️ Solar Desalination Prize Finalists; SETO Workshops at RE+ 2024 - August 20, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ☀️⛽ $33M for Solar Fuels & Storage Projects; Manufacturing Workforce Prize Round 2 - July 29, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 🤠 Partner Up for a Cattle Agrivoltaics Prize; Apply to the ORISE Fellowship by July 15 - July 11, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 📣 American-Made Solar Prize Round 8; Should You Upgrade Your Solar Panels? - June 27, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 💪 New Funding to Strengthen Domestic Solar Supply Chain; $9.5M for Solar Siting Research - June 13, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: 🌟 Peer Review Spotlight; $31M in New Funding for Distribution Electrical Systems - May 30, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ⚙️Solar Manufacturing Spotlight; ⚡Distributed Solar Visibility Prize - May 16, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ? New Photovoltaics Funding; Solar Prize Round 7 Finalists - May 2, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ? ?️ i2X Transmission Interconnection Roadmap; New Funding for Renewable Energy Siting Program - April 25, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ? Projects Selected for Renewable Energy Siting and Permitting; Funding for Concentrating Solar Technologies - April 4, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ?♀️☀️ New Solar Manufacturing Workforce Prize; $10M in New Funding for Interconnection Tools - March 22, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ? Solar Photo Competition; Future Funding for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Technologies - March 7, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ?️☀️NCSP Summit Shines Light on Community Solar’s Potential; First Platinum SolSmart Community – February 22, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ?Perovskite Startup Prize Names Liftoff Winner; Solar District Cup Finalists – February 8, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ? $6.5M Available for Small Innovative Projects in Solar & 24 Projects Selected – January 25, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ⭐ Solar Data Bounty Prize Winners; Solar Prize Round 7 Semifinalists – January 11, 2024
- Solar Snapshot: ? New Funding for Solar Social Science Research; Manufacturing Workforce RFI Summary – December 14, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ? AI Workshop Recap; i2X Roadmap Input Extension – November 30, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ? The 2023 Sunny Awards Crown its Winners; Heliostat Prize Semifinalists Announced – November 16, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ?? Solar “Reader’s Digest” Edition – November 2, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ? Systems Integration Request for Information; Request for Feedback on the Draft Interconnection Roadmap – October 26, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ? Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition’s Class of 2024; Solar Data Bounty Prize Finalists – October 5, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ? Solar Prize & Net Load Forecasting Prize Winners; New Thin-Film PV Funding – September 21, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ⚙️$6M in Small Business Investments; Register for SETO’s RE+ Workshops – September 7, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ♠️ SETO at RE+ 2023; Webinar on the Inflation Reduction Act – August 24, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ? New Renewable Energy Siting Program; SETO Workshops at RE+ 2023 – August 10, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: $20M in Funding for Solar Recycling; Community Power Accelerator Prize Round 2 – July 27, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: New Funding for U.S. Solar Manufacturing; Small Business Projects Selected – July 13, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: New Prize for PV System Owners; Technology Commercialization Fund Selections – June 29, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ?Solar Prize Round 7 Launches; Workforce Partnerships Project Selections – June 15, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: Solar Installation Meets Automation; New Investments to Advance Heliostat Technology – June 5, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ? Projects to Demonstrate 100% Renewable Grid; New Solar Manufacturing Awardee – May 18, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: ☀️ Community Solar & Tech Innovation Spotlight; 2023 Solar District Cup Winners – May 4, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: New Funding for Innovative Solar Projects; Perovskite Startup Prize Finalists – April 19, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: Solar Prize Finalists Announced; SolSmart Expands for Solar Access – April 6, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: New Resource with Solar Shopping Tips; Perovskite Prize Applications Due – March 23, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: First Finalist for the Solar Desalination Prize Announced; New Solarpunk Scholarship Program Launched – March 9, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: DOE Breaks Ground on Next-Generation CSP Plant – February 23, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: DOE Announces New Forecasting Prize & Launches Community Solar Fellowship Program – February 9, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: DOE Launches Community Power Accelerator™, Announces Sunny Awards Winners – January 26, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: New Small Business Awards and Over $9 Million in Funding Selections Announced – January 12, 2023
- Solar Snapshot: New Small Business Awards and Over $9 Million in Funding Selections Announced – December 15, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Review Responses on the Low-Income Community Solar Subscription Tool – November 29, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Local Energy Planning and Resilience Funding Selections; Community Solar Awards Finalists – November 10, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Wildlife + Solar Funding Selections; RFI on PV Performance Data – October 27, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Prizes for Solar Innovators, Perovskite Startups, and SolarAPP+ Adoption – October 13, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: New SolarAPP+ Prize, Solar Prize Winners, and Funding and Fellowship Selections – September 29, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Federal Tax Credit Savings, SETO at RE+, and Funding Deadline Extensions and Reminders – September 9, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Perovskite Startup Prize Finalists, RE+ Workshops, and Funding Deadline Reminders – August 18, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: New Investments in Grid Decarbonization, Community Solar, and Workforce Equity – August 4, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: New Funding Opportunities for Solar Manufacturing and PV Recycling – July 21, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Compete in the Solar Prize, Perovskite Startup Prize, and Solar District Cup – June 30, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: New Funding to Study Place-Based Solar Energy; Small Innovative Projects Selected – June 13, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Small Solar Business Selections; SolSmart Program Updates; Application Deadlines – May 26, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: New Funding for Agrivoltaics; Platform to Boost Community Solar Access – May 9, 2022
- Solar Snapshot:New Funding for Community Energy Resilience; Apply for Solar Communications Award – April 18, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Funding to Study Solar-Wildlife Interactions and Community Solar Webinar Today – March 17, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: New CSP and PV Funding; Permitting Pilot Results Webinar Today – February 17, 2022
- Solar Snapshot: Join Energy Secretary at the Community Solar Summit; Check Out Our New Guidebook for Local Governments – January 20, 2022
- SETO Newsletter: New Small Business Opportunity; Fellows Wanted – December 20, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: New Small Business Opportunities; Help Your Community Make a Clean Energy Transition – November 15, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: Dozens of Projects Announced; Prize Competitions Progress; Input Requested – October 21, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: Solar Futures Study; Prize Winners Announced; Funding Deadlines Approaching – September 20, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: 12 New Solar Projects Selected; Apply for Solar Prize Round 5 – August 19, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: Join the Summer of Solar; Small Solar Business Selections Announced – July 26, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: New Solar Prize; $3 Million for Perovskite Innovations; Small-Business Selections Announced – June 21, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: Solar Panel Reuse and Recycling; Fellows Wanted; A Clean Energy Future – May 21, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: Solar Desalination Prize Launches Round 2; Solar Prize Finalists; Upcoming Webinars – April 20, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: Secretary Jennifer Granholm Joins Solar Webinar; Solar Prize Announcement – March 22, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: National Test Facility Seeks Projects; Names to Know; Can’t-Miss Webinars – February 19, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: Funding for Solar Innovations; Blackout Problem Solvers – January 14, 2021
- SETO Newsletter: Two Big Solar Funding Announcements, Two Prize Winners, and One Solar Office Opportunity – December 21, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: $130 Million to New Projects; Small-Business Solicitation; Solar Prize Event – November 23, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: Solar Desalination Prize Quarterfinalists Announced; Solar Cleaning Device Enters Marketplace – October 26, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: Calls for Solar Prize and District Cup Competitors; Solar Office Job Opportunity – September 24, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: $20 Million Perovskite Funding Opportunity; Solar Prize Winners Announcement – August 20, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: Solar Prize Round 4 Launched; New Funding for Small Solar Businesses – July 24, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: Commercialization Funding for New Projects; Solar Prize Round 3 Demo Day – June 25, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: Join the Solar Office’s Quarterly Webinar; Small Solar Companies Awarded Funding – May 22, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: Workforce Funding Opportunity Announced; Webinar Helps You Access Community Solar – April 24, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: Demo Day for Solar Prize Round 2; Upcoming Quarterly Stakeholder Webinar – March 27, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: $125.5 Million Solar Funding Opportunity Announced – February 25, 2020
- SETO Newsletter: 2020 Funding Opportunity; Strengthening the Solar Workforce – January 27, 2020