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Solar Photovoltaics in Severe Weather: Cost Considerations for Storm Hardening PV Systems for Resilience
Solar photovoltaic (PV) power has many advantages as a resilient power source, including the ability to provide power after a natural disaster. While solar arrays often survive severe weather events, systems are occasionally compromised and left unable to provide power. For PV sy...
Elsworth, J. and Van Geet, O. NLR
May 31, 2020
Performance Evaluation and Costs of a Combined Ground Source Heat Pump and Solar Photovoltaic Storage System in an Extreme Cold Climate
This report outlines the effectiveness and economics of a ground source heat pump system installed together with solar photovoltaic panels and a battery storage system in a local community building situated in a cold climate. The community building is a tribal building located in ...
Truffer-Moudra, D. et al NLR
May 31, 2023
Hail Damage Mitigation for Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Developed by the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the AMPeRRe computational model forecasts performance, reliability, and resilience outcomes for installation power grids and microgrids. The model incorporates factors such as generation mix, load characteristics, outage...
Program, M. U.S. Department of Energy
Dec 31, 2025
Maximizing Solar and Transportation Synergies
This report considers the technological and market pathways that will enable better use of photovoltaic (PV) electricity as fuel for future transportation demand. Most of the pathways identified will require collaborative research and development (RandD) efforts to improve the cap...
Ardani, K. et al NLR
Aug 31, 2021
Managing and Mitigating Solar PV Corrosion
This document, developed by NARUC and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), advises state energy offices and public utility commissions on the role of clean energy microgrids. It discusses policy considerations, regulatory frameworks, funding mechanisms, and ...
Program, M. U.S. Department of Energy
Dec 31, 2025
An Updated Review of the Solar PV Installation Workforce Literature
NREL literature review synthesizing research on the U.S. PV installation workforce, including job trends, skills and training needs, productivity and safety practices, and barriers to entry and advancement. The review assesses evidence on wages, job quality, and diversity and high...
Gadzanku, S. et al NLR
Mar 31, 2023
Solar Thermoelectricity via Advanced Latent Heat Storage: A Cost-Effective Small-Scale CSP Application
We are developing a novel concentrating solar electricity-generating technology that is both modular and dispatchable. Solar Thermoelectricity via Advanced Latent heat Storage (STEALS) uses concentrated solar flux to generate high-temperature thermal energy, which directly convert...
Glatzmaier, G. et al NLR
Jun 26, 2017
Severe Weather Resilience in Solar Photovoltaic System Design
This DOE report, authored by a consortium of national laboratories including Los Alamos, PNNL, LBNL, Sandia, Lawrence Livermore, Oak Ridge, and NREL, reviews state-of-the-art models and tools for microgrid planning, design, and operational analysis. It categorizes tools by functio...
Program, M. U.S. Department of Energy
Dec 31, 2025
Design, Operation, and Controlled-Island Operation of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 Microgrid
This document reports on the design and operation of a high-capacity and high-penetration-ratio microgrid, which consists of 19 photovoltaic-powered residential houses designed by collegiate teams as part of their participation in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013...
Kurnik, C. et al NLR
Mar 31, 2015
U.S. Solar Photovoltaic BESS System Cost Benchmark Q1 2020 Report (Data File)
NREL has been modeling U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) system costs since 2009. This year, our report benchmarks costs of U.S. PV for residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems, with and without storage, built in the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2020). The methodology includes b...
Feldman, D. et al NLR
Jan 20, 2025
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