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Top News: Announcements from NREL, SolSmart City and County Challenge
We’re all guilty of skimming over the details, but this week the
details are front and center. If you’re looking for tech specs and the
inside scoop on SunShot’s newest PV and CSP projects, you’ll want to
check out SunShot’s latest blog post. Your inner science nerd will thank you. If you have a competitive streak, SolSmart recently launched a new competition for cities and counties
to make solar development easier. And if you’ve ever used the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) cell and module performance
services, make sure you take a look at some of the important changes taking place on October 1. These stories and more are below in this edition of SunShot’s newsletter.
Take a Peek at the Science Behind SunShot’s New Projects
The same technology behind your flat screen TV could soon contribute
to lower solar costs. SunShot’s newest funding programs feature
impressive technology currently used in the optical and medical fields
that will help SunShot reach its 2020 goals. From CSP projects that bend
light and use microfluidics to make cheaper solar collectors, to PV
research that uses soundwaves to cut kerf losses, the cutting-edge
science behind these projects is driving solar research into new,
uncharted territory. Learn more.
Giant Leap Technologies uses microfluidics to bend light toward a
solar at the top of the plant. Each solar thermal power plant shown is a
football field in size. Artistic rendering courtesy of Giant Leap
Technologies.
Get SolSmart: Join the City and County Challenge
Calling all cities and counties: the National League of Cities and
the National Association of Counties are hosting a competition for
communities in the United States to showcase their support for solar by
participating in the SunShot-funded program called SolSmart. The SolSmart City Challenge and the SolSmart County Challenge will
award prizes to communities with the highest number of points based on
actions they have taken to encourage local solar energy development. The
challenges are open until September 9. Apply to the SolSmart City Challenge or the SolSmart County Challenge.
SolSmart is a national recognition and technical assistance
program that encourages local governments to make it easier to go solar.
NREL Examines Storage Needs to Support 50% Solar in CA by 2030
When imagining a future electricity grid that has significantly
higher amounts of PV, energy storage and grid flexibility play important
roles. A new NREL study examines the amount of energy storage needed to
achieve PV penetration levels of up to 50% in California by 2030. In a
case with low-cost PV and a highly flexible electric power system, the
study estimates that 15 gigawatts of new energy storage will be needed
to reach this target. NREL also demonstrates the complex relationships
between storage, PV penetration, grid flexibility, and PV costs due to
increased curtailment. Learn more.
SunShot Forecasting Workshop: New Resources Available
On August 3, SunShot hosted the Solar Forecasting Workshop to convene
experts in the areas of bulk power system operations, distribution
system operations, weather and solar irradiance forecasting, and PV
system operation and modeling. The workshop helped SunShot assess
current technology and practices in the field and identify information
gaps and areas for further study. Learn more.
Important Changes to NREL Device Measurement Services
For the past three decades, NREL has provided cell and module
measurement services to the global PV community. To keep pace with the
changing community and to better meet client needs, NREL will implement a
new fee structure for all cell and module measurements beginning
October 1. Learn more.
Featured Resource
SunShot Spotlight on Solar and Real Estate
SunShot
dedicated a week in July to highlighting some of the most solar
important topics for homeowners and real estate professionals alike
through blog posts, an infographic, and other new resources. Check it out.
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Join the SunShot Initiative Team
The SunShot Initiative is hiring multiple federal technology
managers. Technology managers are responsible for managing funding
opportunity announcements, including developing strategies, planning
workshops, and collaborating with contracting officers. Positions are
available for different levels of experience. Apply for the GS-13 position or the GS-14 position. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until December 30.
Solar Events for Professionals
Webinar – Solar Installed: The People and the Process enabling Market Acceptance and Installations
August 30 | 2:00pm-3:00pm ET
This
webinar will help you understand the role codes and standards play in
the delivery of solar goods and services, including how solar products
ultimately get accepted in the marketplace. Register.
Solar Power International
September 12-15 | Las Vegas, NV
Solar
Power International brings together all cross-sections of the solar
industry for four days of innovation and collaboration. Register.
Digital Conference – Risk, Reliability, and RecoverySeptember 22 | 11:00am-4:00pm ETSolar
Power International brings together all cross-sections of the solar
industry for four days of innovation and collaboration. Register.
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SunShot in the News
Solar Picture of the Week
The
Soboba Band of Liseno Indians’ 1 megawatt PV system was co-funded by
the Department of Energy and will help to power the tribal
administrative building, preschool, Tribal Hall, and other important
community facilities. Download the picture here. Download the photo here.
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