Role of Technology Adoption within the Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Program.

Hanley, C. ; Thornton, J.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Solar energy;    Data collection;    Data analysis;    Technology adoption;    Solar Energy Technologies Program;   

RP-ID  :  DE2006860941

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Several technical activities are undertaken on behalf of DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Program in the interests of increasing the broader adoption of solar technologies in the marketplace. Included in these activities are technical support to the development of electrical codes and standards; installer and hardware certification programs; domestic and international technical support activities with leveraged partners; developing new systems configurations, such as building-integrated systems; and studies on environmental, safety, and health-related aspects of production. These technology adoption (TA) activities provide a valuable link between the systems-driven approach (SDA), and both fundamental and applied R&D within the program. Through TA support, the Solar Energy Technologies Program is able to identify market-based needs through data gathering and analysis and to communicate these needs to program researchers. In addition, TA activities maintain the role of the DOE and the laboratories as impartial brokers of information as the markets for these products continue to grow.