Midwest Colleges and Employers Join Forces for Solar Workforce Training

The Midwest Renewable Energy Association developed programs to grow Wisconsin’s solar workforce capacity and replicated their successful programs in surrounding states.

The Promise of Particles: A Solid Bet for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power

Ceramic particles may be the key to making concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants more efficient.

DOE Announces Finalists for Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office announced 31 teams as finalists for The Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar.

DOE Announces Finalists for Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office announced 31 teams as finalists for The Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar.

With New Solar Permitting Prize, Everyone Is a Winner

DOE launched the SolarAPP+ Prize to encourage local governments to adopt SolarAPP+ and ease the permitting process for residential solar.

Moment in the Sun: Climate Access Fund

The Climate Access Fund is developing innovative, mission-driven solutions to provide affordable solar energy to historically underserved communities in Maryland.

Moment in the Sun: Climate Access Fund

The Climate Access Fund is developing innovative, mission-driven solutions to provide affordable solar energy to historically underserved communities in Maryland.

No Smoke, All Mirrors: Developing Next-Generation Heliostats

The giant mirrors used in concentrating solar-thermal power, known as heliostats, are often the most expensive parts of a CSP plant. The possibilities to innovate on heliostats and help reduce costs are endless.

Request for Information: Performance Data for Solar Photovoltaic Systems: Acquisition, Access, and Sharing

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office seeks feedback on the cost and value of use, collection, and sharing of data on performance of solar photovoltaic systems and their components.

GSA Seeks Information from Industry on Domestic Solar Panel Production

GSA issued a request for information to learn more about the availability of domestically manufactured solar PV panels and components.

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