Solar Energy Technologies Program
SOLAR ENERGY ON CAMPUS
Charlie Hemmeline
Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP)
Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
March 1, 2009
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Excitement, Leadership and Opportunity
Dr Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
President Obama’s Swearing-In Ceremony
President Barack Obama
Nobel Laureate, Ph.D. Physics,
January 20, 2009
Former Director of LBNL
“We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel
our cars and run our factories…All this we can do. All this
we will do.”
President Obama, January 20, 2009
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President’s Energy Plan and Solar Energy’s Challenge
• •
Double renewable capacity in For the solar industry that equals
the next 3 years over 1 GW of PV manufactured and
installed over the next 3 years
• 10% renewables by 2012, and
• Studies by Google’s Climate
25% by 2025
Investment Fund and DOE show a
• Create 5M new green jobs potential for 170 to 200 GW of solar
by 2030.
• Economy-wide GHG cap-and-
trade program • = 26% compounded annual growth
rate over the next 20 yrs
– 80% GHG reduction by
2050 • An undertaking perhaps never
seen in any other industry
How do we get there from here?
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DOE Solar Program Mission
The mission of DOE’s Solar Program is to
Accelerate the wide-spread adoption of solar electric technologies across
the United States
Distributed Generation
Photovoltaics (PV)
- on-site or near point of use -
DOE Market Transformation
SETP Grid Integration
Concentrating Solar
Centralized Generation
Power (CSP) - large users or utilities -
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Solar America Cities
Through Solar America Cities, DOE is partnering with cities committed to
achieving a sustainable solar infrastructure
http://www.SolarAmericaCities.energy.gov
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Applications Due March 31st
Solar America Showcases http://solar.energy.gov
Technical assistance is available to replicable,
large-scale, high-visibility solar installation projects
that showcase state-of-the-art solar technologies
and applications.
Washington, DC Public Schools
Orange County
Forest City Military City of San Jose, CA
Convention Center, FL
Communities, HI
NE Denver Housing Center, CO Mystic Seaport, CT Mesa Del Sol, NM
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Potential Funding for Solar from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
• $2.8 billion for Energy Efficiency Conservation Block
Grants to states, cities, and counties
• $3.1 billion for the State Energy Program
• 30% Investment Tax Credit, uncapped and available
as a grant from the Treasury
Visit www.dsireusa.org for more information on federal
and state incentives, and to learn more about solar
policies where you live
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Thank you!
Questions & Follow-up:
Charlie Hemmeline
charles.hemmeline@ee.doe.gov
DOE Solar Program: http://solar.energy.gov
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