Data and Analysis for Solar Energy Technologies

This page contains analysis resources developed by the Office of Budget that relate to solar energy technologies and the Solar Energy Technologies Program. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Data Books

Power Technologies Energy Data Book
This edition of the Power Technologies Energy Data Book contains a wide selection of data and statistics on renewable energy power technologies from a variety of sources—collected in one convenient document.

Solar Energy Technologies Program Benefits Estimates (FY08)

Benefits analysis estimates the future benefits of EERE programs under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. The following reports, produced by the Office of Budget, provide data on benefits estimates for the Solar Energy Technologies Program for 2008. Estimates for previous years are available in Program Benefits Analysis.

FY 2008 Benefits Report (PDF 16.3 MB)
Appendix D - Solar Energy Technologies Program - Inputs for FY 2008 Benefits Estimates (PDF 307 KB)

Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies Renewable Energy Technology Characterizations

The Renewable Energy Technology Characterizations describe the technical and economic status of the major emerging renewable energy options for electricity supply. The following sections relate to PV and solar thermal technologies.

Overview of PV Technologies (PDF 360 KB)
Residential PV (PDF 79 KB)
Utility-Scale Flat-Plate Thin Film PV (PDF 341 KB)
Utility-Scale PV Concentrators (PDF 116 KB)

Solar Thermal Technologies Renewable Energy Technology Characterizations

Overview of Solar Thermal Technologies (PDF 297 KB)
Solar Power Tower (PDF 304 KB)
Solar Parabolic Trough (PDF 371 KB)
Solar Dish Engine (PDF 889 KB)

Technology Analysis

Concentrating Solar Power Analysis
The documents on this page include analysis and technical reports on concentrating solar power technology.
Photovoltaic Analysis
This site explains all the "how's" and "why's" of photovoltaic systems.
Systems Integration Analysis
The Systems Integration subprogram of the Solar Program works with the solar industry, utilities, and national laboratories to address the technical barriers to large-scale deployment of solar technologies, specifically distributed and central stations.

More Data and Analysis Information

Access the Office of Budget's Analysis Database for more data and analysis information related to the Solar Energy Technologies Program. The data is produced by both EERE and other research organizations.