Post, February 16, 2013 • The SunShot Grand Challenge: Summit and Technology Forum was the first event in a series of Department of Energy Grand Challenges. This event focused on SunShot Initiative goals of achieving grid-parity solar energy within the decade. The SunShot Summit and Technology Forum included: Plenary sessions featuring Energy Secretary Steven Chu and other...
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Technical Approach to Validation
Page • 1. PV SYSTEMS VALIDATION There are many reasons why systems could perform differently at different sites (solar resource, environmental conditions, etc.). One of the objectives of the validation work is to measure and document these differences with the goal of improving industry’s ability to predict the output of new technologies...
Technical Capabilities
Page • Technical Capabilities Common Instrumentation and Measurement Platform The Regional Test Centers provide a multi-site, multi-climate platform for product evaluation, representative of high-growth markets for solar. Each RTC is equipped with: Grid-tied open racking for fast installations and technological flexibility, able to accommodate technologies and systems of varying sizes World-class meteorological...
The US DOE Regional Test Center Program for Emerging Solar Technologies
Page • Regional Test Centers Founded in 2012, the Regional Test Center program supports a network of outdoor research sites that function as a unified technical platform for evaluating emerging photovoltaic technologies under realistic field conditions. Established by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office and managed by Sandia National...
Validation Plan
Page • The DOE established Regional Test Centers (RTCs) at five different locations to independently validate the performance and reliability of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, particularly for emerging U.S. manufacturers, and to develop standardized processes for such validation procedures. These locations (Albuquerque, NM; Denver, CO; Orlando, FL; Las Vegas, NV); and Houghton, MI (under development)...
Valley News: U.S. Solar Power Testing Site to Be Built in Vt.
Post, November 7, 2013 • By Wilson Ring Associated Press Tuesday, November 5, 2013 (Published in print: Tuesday, November 5, 2013) Williston, Vt. — A seven-acre field in Williston is being converted into an outdoor laboratory where scientists and engineers will study the effectiveness of solar panels when used in areas known for bad weather...
Value to the Nation
Page • Early bifacial module manufactured in the US by Prism Solar. Data are vitally important in this era of rapid solar innovation, with its outpouring of new materials and higher-efficiency cell and module designs. Multi-year field reliability assessments under realistic climate conditions should be routinely integrated into the product-development cycle, especially...
Value to the Nation
Page • Value to the Nation Early bifacial module manu-factured in the US by Prism Solar. Data are vitally important in this era of rapid solar innovation, with its outpouring of new materials and higher-efficiency cell and module designs. Multi-year field reliability assessments under realistic climate conditions should be routinely integrated into...
Working with Us
Page • How to Partner The RTCs invite manufacturers of PV and CPV modules, power electronics and other system components, to apply for technical support from the RTC to conduct a validation study for their product or service. Eligibility All US-owned companies manufacturing or doing substantial business in the U.S. (e.g., integrators), are...
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