Financial Opportunities
To accomplish the goals of the SunShot Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program supports funding opportunities on photovoltaics and concentrating solar power, systems integration, and market transformation projects. An open, competitive solicitation process, these DOE funding opportunities encourage collaborative partnerships among industry, universities, national laboratories, federal, state, and local governments and non-government agencies and advocacy groups. Solicitations, when available, include financial and technical assistance.
Information is also available on the following:
Below are the current opportunities:
- Solar Manufacturing Technology (SolarMat)
- Diversity in Science and Technology Advances National Clean Energy in Solar (DISTANCE-Solar)
- Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment (GEARED)
- Solar Utility Networks: Replicable Innovations in Solar Energy (SUNRISE)
- Physics of Reliability: Evaluating Design Insights for Component Technologies in Solar (PREDICTS)
- Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency II (FPACE II) – Model Systems
- SunShot Incubator Program (Round 8)
- Rooftop Solar Challenge II (RSC II)
- CSP Heat Integration for Baseload Renewable Energy Development
- Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance: Regional Test Centers: Validation of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules and Systems