SunShot News: Counting down to Solar Decathlon, opening the ESIF for business, and minimizing large-scale solar impacts

UrbanEden, designed by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), is one of 19 student-built houses competing in Solar Decathlon 2013. Photo courtesy of UNCC Fast Fact: SolarPACES 2013 Conference Under Way The SunShot concentrating solar power (CSP) team led the organization of the IEA SolarPACES 2013 conference, which is taking place this week in Las Vegas. The event features emerging CSP technologies, such as cutting-edge receivers, collectors, and energy storage solutions, that are bringing CSP closer to cost competitiveness.	T-Minus Two Weeks to Solar Decathlon 2013 In two weeks, collegiate teams from across the globe will converge at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California, for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. Learn more about which schools are bringing solar-powered houses to this year's competition, how to volunteer at the event, and where to watch the Google+ Hangout that took place on September 18. Energy Secretary Dedicates New Clean Energy Research Center at NREL On September 11, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz dedicated the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, as the nation's first major research facility focused on clean energy grid integration and large-scale deployment. Partners—including SunShot awardee Advanced Energy Industries—will work at the ESIF to overcome the challenges of integrating clean energy and technologies into the nation's energy infrastructure. Report Identifies Large-Scale Solar Impacts, Mitigation Measures Argonne National Laboratory recently published a new report that identifies potential environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic impacts associated with large-scale solar energy development, as well as potential mitigation measures.
Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE). Visit the Web site at http://www.eere.energy.gov.

---

This email was sent to buzzhairs@gmail.com on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · 1000 Independence Ave., SW · Washington DC 20585