Publications
Review an annual report, program overview, and multi-year plan of the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Program, and use databases to find other solar publications.
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Solar Program Publications
DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Newsletters
This quarterly newsletter, begun in July 2007, is especially intended for participants and stakeholders in the DOE Solar Program and the Solar America Initiative. The content includes Features on technology development, market transformation, and policy analysis. News and Updates highlights funding opportunity announcements and awards, national laboratory technology developments, and a solar events calendar.
- April 2008 issue (PDF 1.1 MB)
- February 2008 issue (PDF 2.5 MB)
- October 2007 issue (PDF 856 KB)
- July 2007 issue (PDF 706 KB)
DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Annual Report
This report chronicles the R&D results of the Solar Energy Technologies Program for the fiscal year. In particular, the report describes R&D performed by the Program's national laboratories and its university and industry partners within the Photovoltaic R&D, Solar Thermal R&D, and other subprograms.
- Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report (PDF 4.7 MB)
- Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Report (PDF 6.9 MB)
DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program: Overview and Highlight
This document highlights the R&D advances made in the various key technologies areas of the Solar Energy Technologies Program, including activities in photovoltaics and solar thermal technologies, at the Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (PDF 5 MB)
Solar Energy Technologies Program, Multi-Year Program Plan 2008-2012
This plan delineates what the Solar Energy Technologies Program is attempting to accomplish over the next five years, the activities it is pursuing to meet the goals, and how it will track progress. (PDF 3.2 MB)
DOE Improving Air Quality with Solar Energy Fact Sheet
This fact sheet highlights two examples where solar technologies can help states meet regulatory requirements. It also examines regulatory use and voluntary use of the technologies to reduce air emissions. (PDF 287 KB)
Publications Databases
Office of Science and Technical Information (OSTI)
This subject portal contains full-text scientific and technical reports, links to journal literature, and other information sources on a variety of renewable energy technologies.