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Daily Energy Insider Published on December 30, 2020 by Dave Kovaleski © Shutterstock The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $45 million for research to advance solar hardware and systems integration. Currently, solar only makes up three percent of U.S. electricity, but usage is expected to rise steadily. By 2050, it should account for 18 percent of U.S. electricity. To accommodate this increase requires an increase of hundreds of gigawatts of solar capacity. Thus, DOE’s Offic...

Advertisement Recently, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to US$45 million for research to advance solar hardware and systems integration, including the creation of a consortium dedicated to developing control technologies for a modernised electric grid. While solar makes up 3% of US electricity, that amount is expected to reach 18% by 2050 – requiring an increase of hundreds of gigawatts of solar capacity. As a result, DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE...