Solar America Showcases
The purpose of the Solar America Showcases project is to accelerate demand for solar technologies among key end-use market sectors.
Project Description:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provides technical assistance to large-scale (in excess of 100 kW), high-visibility solar installation projects that have the ability to impact the market for solar technologies through large project size, use of a novel solar technology, and/or use of a novel application for a solar technology. In addition, it is desired that the project be replicable or have replicable components. It is not expected that all projects will meet all of these parameters, but projects would ideally reflect some or most of these qualities. Large-scale installations may include photovoltaic, concentrating solar power, and solar water heating applications.
NOTA#:
DE-PS36-08GO98011 (2008) and DE-PS36-07GO97008 (2007)
DOE/Partner Cost Share (in USD and %):
Technical assistance only
Goal:
Accelerate the demand for solar energy technologies among key end-use market sectors.
2008 Awardee:
In May 2008, DOE announced its selection for the second round of Solar America Showcases:
- Mystic Seaport Museum—DOE will help evaluate the feasibility of installing a 1-mW photovoltaic system on the historic structure, which is a leading center for maritime research and education in Mystic, Connecticut.
2007 Awardees:
In May 2007, the DOE announced its selections for the first round of Solar America Showcases:
- Forest City Military Communities—DOE will help to determine the feasibility of incorporating residential hybrid solar-electric and solar-thermal systems at a large military base in Oahu, Hawaii
- Orange County Convention Center—DOE will help to evaluate the technical feasibility of installing an 800-kW photovoltaic system on the Orange County Convention Center, the second-largest convention center in the southeastern United States, located in Orange County, Florida.
- City of San Jose, California—DOE will provide technical and cost-benefit analysis in evaluating the potential of placing photovoltaic and solar-thermal systems on multiple large buildings and complexes in San Jose, California.