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The American-Made Solar Prize is back for Round 8. A $4 million prize pool is up for grabs for entrepreneurial teams who have creative solutions to make solar energy more affordable, accessible, and efficient. Teams can compete in the optional Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Contest along the way. The Power Up Contest is back this year to award teams who don’t advance as semifinalists, but show promise and warrant further development. Register for an informational webinar on July 9 to learn more and apply by September 26.
Don't forget to participate in these funding opportunities, prizes, and solicitations:
Soft costs research at SETO addresses challenges associated with reducing non-hardware cost components of solar energy systems. Hear from SETO’s experts to learn how their work is supporting an equitable transition to a decarbonized economy.
SETO funded the development of the Annotated Translated Disassembled Code (@DisCo) software, a first-of-its-kind software tool to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the firmware of devices like solar inverters or controllers. The @DisCo software, which is free to download and use, allows utilities and component manufacturers to automatically detect changes in firmware and find unwanted threats, helping protect the grid from cybersecurity attacks. Learn more about this project, which won a 2023 R&D 100 Award for its innovation and functionality.
Wondering when to replace your rooftop solar system? DOE is digging into everything homeowners should know when deciding to improve, replace, or reuse/recycle their rooftop solar panels. Plus, get tips on how to best take care of your panels to ensure they last their full 25+ year lifespan.
Catch up on NREL’s latest solar energy research stories in their solar newsletter, published every other month. See past issues and subscribe.
DOE’s C2C program announced a new round of leaders from 45 entities, including county and local governments, Tribes, community-based organizations, and utilities, that will collaborate on common clean energy opportunities and challenges through the program’s peer-learning cohorts, including a cohort focused on how to implement an agrivoltaics project—the co-location of agricultural operations and photovoltaics.
DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions has allocated more than $41 million for 50 clean energy projects through the Fiscal Year 2024 Technology Commercialization Fund Base Annual Appropriations Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness lab call. These projects aim to tackle commercialization challenges, enhance laboratory processes, and extend support to underserved communities.
Looking for an opportunity to receive technical assistance from researchers at national labs? The DOE Technology Commercialization Fund Open Voucher Call offers $100,000 in vouchers at eight national laboratories to be used within a one-year period. Innovators with ideas for advancing energy, sustainability, and other lab-supported initiatives are encouraged to attend an informational webinar on July 18 and apply by October 3.
DOE’s tenth Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) for the electricity sector is out now, featuring new and improved data for offshore wind, pumped storage hydropower, geothermal, natural gas, nuclear energy technologies, and more. ATB is a valuable resource to utilities, researchers, and government agencies. Register for a webinar on July 23 to learn more and access the ATB products to start planning for a clean energy future.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency launched the Solar ScaleUp Challenge to accelerate innovation and collaboration in the solar sector. U.S. companies can partner with teams and submit their proposals by August 14 for a piece of the AU $100 million grant pool. Register for an ‘Ask Me Anything’ webinar on July 3 to learn more.
July 16-17 | Anaheim, CA
This year, the annual HelioCon workshop will take place at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Energy Sustainability conference. Register and check out the agenda, session topics, and more.
July 18 | 2 p.m. ET | Virtual
Register for an upcoming webinar where the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) team will discuss the first goal of the Transmission Interconnection Roadmap: improving interconnection data transparency. Check out upcoming and past Solution e-Xchanges.
July 21-25 | Seattle, WA
Join SETO at the 2024 IEEE Power & Energy General Meeting where many members of the systems integration team will lead tutorials and serve on panels covering topics that include grid resilience, distributed energy resources, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
July 30 | 11 a.m. ET | Virtual
i2X FIRST is a series of monthly interactive meetings to facilitate the adoption of new and recently updated standards relevant for interconnected clean energy resources like solar and wind energy. Register for all the i2X FIRST events and view recordings and slides from past events.
Learn more about SETO or DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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