Maryland Clean Energy Center issued the following announcement on June 22.
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The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) supports early-stage research and development to improve the affordability, reliability, and performance of solar technologies on the grid. The office invests in innovative research efforts that securely integrate more solar energy into the grid, enhance the use and storage of solar energy, and lower solar electricity costs. Through competitive solicitations and attentive project management, the solar office strategically addresses critical research gaps, ensuring the solar industry has the technological foundations necessary to continue growth and preserve American energy choice, independence, and security.
SETO launched the SunShot Initiative in 2011 with the objective of making solar electricity costs competitive with other generation sources by 2020, without subsidies. In September 2017, the office announced the utility-scale solar goal had been met three years ahead of schedule. The office will continue to work to lower the cost of solar energy and has established a goal to halve the cost of solar energy by 2030. As the cost of solar comes down, more Americans can take advantage of the clean, affordable power that solar provides. Learn more about the SunShot Initiative and the solar cost goals.
With the dramatic reduction in the cost of solar, installations have soared, creating new challenges for the aging electricity grid. To account for these changing needs, in September 2017 the office announced that the program will focus on solar energy research and development efforts that help to address the nation’s critical energy challenges: grid reliability, resilience, and affordability.
Website: ps://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-energy-technologies-office … #SummerSolstice
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Source: Maryland Clean Energy Center
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