RFI - $1/W Photovoltaic Systems: Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems Advanced Concepts

Post Date

January 11th 2011

Application Due Date

February 4th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

DE-FOA-0000484

CFDA Number(s)

81.087

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Other

Funding Activity Categories

Energy

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $0

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

Following is a synopsis: The goal of the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP), is to make solar energy cost compatible with grid electricity and also to enable the high penetration of solar energy without subsidy in the U.S. electricity market. The DOE $1/W Workshop held in Washington, DC on August 11 and 12, 2010, identified approaches to reduce the cost of installed photovoltaic (PV) systems to $1 per watt by 2017, including several major areas where significant cost reductions in power electronics can be made including: 1) economies of scale; 2) advanced components; 3) reliability; 4) smart grid integration and 5) understanding of system implications. Through this announcement, DOE is requesting information on Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems, Advanced Concepts (SEGIS-AC) and how changes in power electronics impact the cost of the PV system as a whole.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Energy

• Office:

  Golden Field Office

• Agency Contact:

  Diana Heyder, Grants and Agreements Specialist
  diana.heyder@go.doe.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  diana.heyder@go.doe.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  diana.heyder@go.doe.gov

• More Information:

  https://www.fedconnect.net