Dive Summary:
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that two funding opportunities are being made available to boost the reliability of solar power.
- The two programs have been dubbed "Sunrise" and "Geared" and are both part of the DOE's SunShot Initiative, which aims to make solar energy competitive with other forms of energy.
- Sunrise will be used to help utilities develop long-term strategic plans for renewable energy integration, while Geared will train and educate utility workers on the solar industry's future.
From the article:
"This funding will help utilities develop adaptable and replicable practices, long-term strategic plans, and technical solutions of sustain reliable operations with large proportions of solar power on the grid,” said a DOE funding announcement. “It will also support projects aimed at improving the lifetime and reliability” of solar energy systems. ...