Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming funding opportunities for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP or Solar Program) are listed below. The Solar Program provides opportunities for both financial and technical assistance.

For details about current SETP funding opportunities, visit our Current Opportunities page.

Research and Development

Title:

Web-Based Photovoltaic (PV) Database

Description:

This project will support developing, populating, and maintaining a PV performance database that is Web based. The database will contain operational data of grid-tied PV systems at installation sites in the field. The data will be used for monitoring and evaluating long-term cost and performance information on PV systems and components as well as for tracking progress towards reaching grid parity. The estimated budget will be approximately $1.5 million total, and the performance period will be 5 years.

Opening Date:

Winter 2010

Research and Development

Title:

Photovoltaic (PV) Supply Chain and Cross-Cutting Technologies

Description:

The PV Supply Chain focuses on component and/or manufacturing technologies with the potential to have a near-term, defined as market impacts within 2-6 years of award, impact on a substantial segment of the PV industry. Applications either 1) have a high impact on innovative evolutionary improvements that can be supplied across the industry at high volumes and lower costs than conventional technology today, or 2) propose disruptive technologies applicable to a narrow segment of the industry and which can dramatically reduce costs.

Opening Date:

Winter 2010