SunShot News: Last chance for Catalyst voting; New solar market analysis tools available

Upcoming Events: Webinar: Preliminary Site Selection & Comparison for Utility-Scale PV Aug. 20 | 4:00 – 5:00pm ET Join SunShot and the team behind PVMapper for a webinar demonstrating a new free software tool to improve preliminary site screening and comparison for utility-scale PV projects. Register.  Workshop: The Future of Academic and Industrial Solar Cell Research Aug. 26 | Berkeley, California As part of the 2014 Molecular Foundry Users’ Meeting, join this workshop focusing on the current state of solar power research and future opportunities in a period where silicon solar cells have achieved significant cost reductions. More. Webinar: Distributed PV Interconnection Screening Procedures and Online Tools Aug. 27 | 1:30 – 3:00pm ET The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Solar Electric Power Association, and the Western Area Power Administration host this free webinar focusing on processes and protocols for distributed PV interconnection. The webinar features case studies from Salt River Project and NV Energy. Register.  Webinar: Solar Permitting & Inspection Aug. 27 | 2:00-3:00pm ET Join the SunShot Solar Outreach Partnership for this webinar examining how communities can change their permitting processes, with a particular focus on voluntary regional and statewide collaborations. Register.   Workshop: Solar Powering Your Community Sept. 24 | Des Moines, Iowa National and local solar experts present a half-day workshop providing guidance about how to create a local-level solar program. This event is hosted by the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Register. Webinar: Highlights of SunShot Projects: Interconnection as Part of a Strategic Resource Planning Process Sept. 24 | 1:30 – 3:00pm ET NREL, the Solar Electric Power Association, and the Western Power Administration will host this free webinar focusing on ConEdison’s development of a streamlined interconnection process and strategic solar energy zones. Register.	SunShot Catalyst voting extended again! The Energy Department’s SunShot Catalyst is an open innovation program that helps launch tomorrow’s solar startups. Through a series of prize challenges, SunShot Catalyst makes it faster and easier for American innovators to launch cutting-edge solar companies, while tackling time-sensitive market challenges. Until August 25, anyone can participate by voting online on today’s solar challenges. Your vote matters in making it easier, faster, and cheaper to go solar in the U.S. Vote here. SunShot PV Degradation Workshop Registration Open  On Sept. 9 in Golden, Colorado, the SunShot Initiative will host a workshop in an effort to develop a prioritized list of important degradation or failure modes for commercial PV technologies. The workshop also serves to gather community feedback on gaps in test methods and test standards that need to be addressed, degradation modes which lack fundamental mechanistic understanding, and lessons learned from the Physics of Reliability: Evaluating Design Insights for Component Technologies in Solar (PREDICTS) funding program. To register, email Taylarr.Lopez@hq.doe.gov.  Awardee Spotlight: EnergySage SunShot Incubator awardee EnergySage transforms the complex solar PV shopping process into a simple, online comparison-shopping experience. Its unique, innovative platform provides unprecedented levels of choice, transparency, and information at no cost to consumers, who can compare quotes from multiple pre-screened installers in an apples-to-apples matrix format across all financing options. EnergySage slashes time and effort for both consumers and installers, significantly reducing customer acquisition costs, boosting consumer confidence, and accelerating mass market solar adoption. Learn more about EnergySage in this short video. DIY Solar Market Analysis Webinars Available With support from the SunShot Initiative, NREL’s Solar Technical Assistance Team (STAT) presents multiple webinars each year that are targeted to state and local policymakers. STAT just completed its final webinar in the Do-It-Yourself Solar Market Analysis summer webinar series last week. These webinars offer guided tours of solar tools, such as PVWatts, Solar JEDI, and SAM, that aid in analyzing market conditions for PV. Visit the STAT website for recordings, slides, transcripts and more. National Utility Rate Database Now Available  For the first time, electricity rates from nearly 3,500 electric utilities across the country are now available in a free online database that allows consumers, solar installers, and rate analysts to view or export one or many rates. In conjunction with NREL, Illinois State University created the U.S. Utility Rate Database, a comprehensive, reliable source for electric rate information that represents the culmination of a three-year project funded by SunShot. Find the database here and read the press release.
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