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Summer is officially underway, and what better way to celebrate all the sunshine than with solar energy? Last week, DOE launched the Summer of Solar campaign to celebrate the Americans of different backgrounds who are taking advantage of the sun’s energy and the communities that are making it easier to go solar. To start, DOE set a goal of signing up 125 cities for the Solar Automated Permit Processing (SolarAPP+) tool, a free online portal that helps local governments instantly process permits for residential solar systems.
Six new solar projects are receiving more than $2 million in funding through the Office of Technology Transitions' Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). TCF awards funding to DOE’s National Laboratories to help commercialize promising energy technologies and support lab-industry partnerships.
The $3 million Perovskite Startup Prize is moving onward and upward! Your team could win $200,000 to start moving world-class perovskite solar technologies out of the lab and into a brand-new U.S. company. Want to get in on the fun? Apply by September 30.
Six small solar companies have been selected to bring their innovative solar research and development projects to life. These companies will receive $5.5 million as part of Phase II of DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs. These projects address a range of topics, including floating solar-powered aeration systems and agricultural solar systems.
July 28 | 2 p.m. ET
DOE will join the National League of Cities for an overview of the SolarAPP+ tool and how communities can instantly deploy SolarAPP+ using their existing permitting software system.
August 18 | 12 p.m. ET
The Solar District Cup competition kicks off this September, and we want you to be prepared when the application period opens! Join us for an informational webinar on how students and faculty can participate in the Solar District Cup Class of 2021-2022.
August 25-26 | 11 a.m. ET
SETO’s Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power (CSP) team will host a virtual Generation 3 CSP Summit, gathering SETO-funded awardees and the research and utility communities for a discussion on current market activity, research, and development for CSP technologies.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm held a leadership roundtable for the launch of the SolarAPP+ tool. The webinar discussed how local governments can adopt and use the tool in their communities and how it will benefit solar developers as well.
SETO hosted a workshop on solar forecasting research and development with keynote speakers Dave Turner of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Justin Sharp of Sharply Focused, and Congcong Wang from Midcontinent Independent System Operator. A panel discussion covered topics ranging from current capabilities and data collection to sub-grid modeling and integrating forecasts into real-world electricity generation.
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