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1. Clean Cities Mobile Sites Reference Card
   Mobile Sites reference card with information about mobile station locator, fuel economy estimates by model year, and truck stop electrification locator.  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


2. Solar Energy Technologies Program Newsletter - September 2009 (PDF 1.2 MB)
   This quarterly newsletter is intended for participants and stakeholders in the DOE Solar Program. The content includes features on technology development, market transformation, and policy analysis fo  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


3. Solar Energy Technologies Program Newsletter-March 2009 (PDf 1.1 MB)
   The March 2009 edition of the Solar Energy Technologies Program newsletter summarizes the activities for the past three months, funding opportunities, and upcoming events.  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


4. Solar is Saving Energy for the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse (PDF)
   This case study describes how building-integrated photovoltaic(BIPV)systems can be incorporated into the federal sector, and also how they can provide opportunities to meet federal renewable energy   Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


5. Lessons Learned from the U.S. Photovoltaic Industry and Implications for Development of Distributed Small Wind: Preprint (571 KB)
   Report examining market development issues in the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, including Federal policy infrastructure and incentives, state and local policy infrastructure, and business support,  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


6. Own Your Power! A Consumer Guide to Solar Electricity for the Home (PDF 3.5 MB)
   A consumer guide about solar electricity for the home. It includes information about types of solar electric systems, how to choose a system, financing, and costs.  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


7. 205 kW Photovoltaic (PV) System Installed on the U.S. Department of Energy's Forrestal Building (772 KB)
   Fact sheet on the installation of a photovoltaic system providing renewable energy for the U.S. Department of Energy and providing leadership for meeting Federal goals in the use of renewable energy t  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


8. Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Designs for Commercial and Institutional Structures: A Sourcebook for Architects (9999775)
   Sourcebook for architects on building-integrated photovoltaic designs covering commercial and institutional structures.  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


9. Mesa Top Photovoltaic Array (2 MB)
   Project fact sheet on the energy and environmental impact of the SunEdison photovoltaic array built to benefit NREL's South Table Mountain campus.  Details Bookmark & Share
   
   
   


10. Solar is Saving Energy for the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse (PDF 948 KB)
    This case study describes how building-integrated photovoltaic systems can be incorporated into the federal sector, and also how they can provide opportunities to meet federal renewable energy goals.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


11. High-Performance Home Technologies: Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Systems; Volume 6 Building America Best Practices Series (9.72 MB)
    The sixth volume of the Building America Best Practices Series presents information that is useful throughout the U.S. for enhancing the energy efficiency practices in the specific climate zones that   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


12. Photovoltaics - Systems that Convert Sunlight to Electricity Can Meet Many Different Needs (PDF 1.0 MB)
    Overview of the renewable energy technology, photovoltaics, for federal facilities.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


13. Photovoltaic DER System Could Save USPS $25,000 per Year (PDF 326 KB)
    Demonstrates how to save energy, money, and the environment by adding a solar electric system as a distributed energy resource to reduce peak demand.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


14. A Consumer's Guide to Buying a Solar Electric System (PDF)
    This booklet is designed to guide consumers through the process of buying a solar electric system. It provides basic information about photovoltaic (PV) systems as well as guidelines for choosing inst  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


15. Solar Electric Power: The U.S. Photovoltaic Industry Roadmap (PDF)
    To meet this challenge, w⁥  the U.S.-based PV industr⁹  have developed this roadmap as a guide for building our domestic industry, ensuring U.S. technology ownership, and implementing a sound comm  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


16. Photovoltaics (PDF 797 KB)
    Federal Technology Alerts provide summary information on candidate energy-saving technologies developed and manufactured in the United States.   Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


17. A Solar Success Story at Moanalua Terrace (PDF 361 KB)
    Details how solar systems are an environmentally and economically sound choice for heating water in U.S. Navy housing at Moanalua Terrace in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


18. Heating Water with Solar Energy Costs Less at the Phoenix Federal Correctional Institution (PDF 725 KB)
    A large solar thermal system installed at the Phoenix Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in 1998 heats water for the prison and costs less than buying electricity to heat that water. This renewabl  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


19. History of the Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cell Research Program at Sandia National Laboratories (PDF)
    The Sandia Photovoltaic Program conducted research in crystalline-silicon solar cells between 1986 and 2000 for the U.S. Department of Energy. This period saw rapid improvements in the fundamental und  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


20. Current Applications and Research in Photovoltaic Technology for Buildings (PDF 2.1 MB)
    Presents three case studies that illustrate the different benefits of installing photovoltaic systems.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


21. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program: Overview and Highlights (PDF)
    A non-technical overview of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Program, including sections on photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar power, and solar heating and lighting R&D.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


22. Planning for PV: The Value and Cost of Solar Electricity (PDF)
    This is a brochure developed specifically for residential home builders. It provides information on basic financial factors and additional resources to consider when incorporating solar technologies i  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


23. Solar Energy Technologies - Commonly Used Data (24 KB)
    Table showing commonly used data for solar energy technologies, including production of PV cells and modules, efficiency, and consumption.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


24. National Solar Technology Roadmap: CdTe PV (PDF 286 KB)
    Addresses thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics (PV) technology  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


25. National Solar Technology Roadmap: CIGS PV (PDF 327 KB)
    Addresses copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaics (PV) using all types of absorber-layer processing  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


26. National Solar Technology Roadmap: Concentrator PV (PDF 304 KB)
    Addresses high-concentration (>10x) photovoltaic (PV) systems, incorporating high-efficiency III-V or silicon cells, trackers, and reflective or refractive optics  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


27. National Solar Technology Roadmap: Film-Silicon PV (PDF 363 KB)
    Applies to all silicon-film technologies that rely on a supporting substrate such as glass, polymer, aluminum, stainless steel, or metallurgical-grade silicon  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


28. National Solar Technology Roadmap: Intermediate-Band PV (PDF 287 KB)
    Addresses intermediate-band (IB) solar cells  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


29. National Solar Technology Roadmap: Multiple-Exciton-Generation PV (PDF 292 KB)
    Addresses the development of solar cells based on inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs)—such as spherical quantum dots (QDs), quantum rods (QRs), or quantum wires (QWs)—focusing on their potentia  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


30. National Solar Technology Roadmap: Nano-Architecture PV (PDF 265 KB)
    Addresses nano-architecture solar cells that use nanowires, nanotubes, and nanocrystals, including single-component, core-shell, embedded nanowires or nanocrystals either as absorbers or transporters  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


31. National Solar Technology Roadmap: Organic PV (PDF 260 KB)
    Addresses all forms of solar cells that use organic molecules—including polymers, dendrimers, small molecules, and dyes—as absorbers or transporters, either in fully organic devices or in devices that  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


32. National Solar Technology Roadmap: Wafer-Silicon PV (PDF 341 KB)
    Applies to all bulk-silicon-based PV technologies, including those based on Czochralski, multicrystalline, float-zone wafers, and melt-grown crystals that are 100 μm or thicker, such as ribbons, sheet  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


33. Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems Concept Paper (PDF 432 KB)
    Describes the (SEGIS) concept to achieve high penetration of photovoltaic (PV) systems into the utility grid  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


34. Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems – Energy Storage (PDF 822 KB)
    Concept paper on Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems – Energy Storage activities  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


35. Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems Awards
    Overview of Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems Awards  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


36. Solar Energy Technologies Program FY06 Annual Report (6.9 MB)
    The report describes Solar Program's R&D and non-R&D activities during fiscal year 2006.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


37. Solar Energy Technologies Program FY07 Annual Report (3.2 MB)
    The report describes Solar Program's R&D and non-R&D activities during fiscal year 2007.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


38. Solar Energy Technologies Program Multi Year Program Plan 2008-2012 (PDF 3.2 MB)
    Describes the Solar Program's plan for the next 5 years  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


39. Solar Energy Technologies Program Newsletter (October 2008) (1.9 MB)
    Summarizes the Solar Program's activities during the past quarter  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


40. Solar Radiation Map of the U.S. - Annual (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
    Maps that provide monthly average daily total solar resource information on grid cells of approximately 40 km by 40 km in size.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


41. Solar Thermal Collector Shipments by Type, Quantity, Value, and Average Price , 2004 and 2005
    Table showing solar-thermal collector shipments by type, quantity, value, and average price (2004 and 2005)  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


42. Solar-Related Sales as a Percentage of Total Sales, 2002 and 2003
    Solar-Related Sales as a Percentage of Total Sales, 2002 and 2003;  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


43. Shipments of Complete Photovoltaic Module Systems, 2001-2003
    Shipments of Complete Photovoltaic Module Systems, 2001-2003  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


44. Shipments of Complete Solar Thermal Collector Systems, 2003 and 2004
    Table showing shipments of complete solar-thermal collector systems, including thousand square feet.  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


45. Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells and Modules by Market Sector, End Use, and Type, 2004 and 2005 (Peak Kilowatts)
    Shipments of Photovoltaic Cells and Modules by Market Sector, End Use, and Type, 2004 and 2005 (Peak Kilowatts)  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


46. Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Destination, 2005 (Square Feet)
    Tables showing annual shipments of solar-thermal collectors (in square feet) by destination, 2005  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


47. Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors by Market Sector, End Use, and Type, 2004 and 2005 (Thousand Square Feet)
    Table showing shipments of solar collectors for residential, commercial, industrial sectors; and for pool heating, hot water, space heating, etc. uses  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


48. Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors Ranked by Origin and Destination, 2005
    Tables showing domestic shipments of solar collectors by origin (California, New Jersey, Florida, Puerto Rico, Tennessee) and destination (Florida, California, New Jersey, Arizonza, Hawaii), 2005  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


49. The Technical Potential of Solar Water Heating to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States (PDf 570 KB)
    Use of solar water heating (SWH) in the United States grew significantly in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as a result of increasing energy prices and generous tax credits. Since 1985, however, expir  Details Bookmark & Share
    
    
    


50. Solar and Wind Technologies for Hydrogen Production Report to Congress (910 KB)
    DOE's Solar and Wind Technologies for Hydrogen Production Report to Congress summarizes the technology roadmaps for solar- and wind-based hydrogen production. Published in December 2005, it fulfills t  Details Bookmark & Share