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The Department of Energy Solar Energy Technology Program (SETP) is convening
two (2) Technology Acceptance Technical Exchange Meetings to facilitate
external contributions to planning for the Solar America Initiative
(SAI). Technology Acceptance encompasses the key non-research and
development (R&D) activities of SAI. The overall mission of
SAI is to achieve cost-competitiveness of solar energy technologies
by 2015 across all market sectors. The mission of the Technology
Acceptance side of SAI is to reduce market barriers and promote
market expansion of solar energy technologies through non-R&D
activities.
The Department of Energy is holding two meetings in order to accommodate
more participants. Although they will be held on different dates
and in different cities, the two meetings will have the same structure
and objectives. The Technology Acceptance Technical Exchange Meetings
are open to participation by all external organizations. Registrants
may choose to participate at either or both of the following dates
and locations:
Monday, June 12, 2006
National Association of
Home Builders Conference Center
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, District
of Columbia 20005
Friday, June 23, 2006
Moscone Center
Moscone West exhibit hall
building
800 Howard Street
2nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94103
*Held in conjunction with PCBC 2006, Homebuilding's Premier
Tradeshow and Conference; www.pcbc.com
These meetings complement
the Technical Exchange Meeting that was held in Chicago, Illinois,
in April, 2006. That meeting covered the Technology Pathway Partnership
R&D portion of the SAI.
The objective of the SAI Technology Acceptance Technical Exchange
Meetings is to obtain input from stakeholders on the Technology
Acceptance issues and strategies of the Solar America Initiative.
DOE welcomes representation from all sectors, including State and
local governments; Tribal nations; builders; non-profit organizations;
unions; utilities; the financial, educational, solar and insurance
communities; and individuals. These meetings will focus on the discussion
of critical issues whose resolution will have a significant impact
on shaping both the initiative and the resulting SAI Technology
Acceptance solicitation. The key mechanism used to accomplish this
objective will be breakout sessions that encourage maximum stakeholder
participation.
Registration
The registration
section of this website includes an online registration form and
instructions detailing the registration process for the SAI Technology
Acceptance Technical Exchange Meetings.
Background Materials
The following links are general in nature. As they become available,
additional background materials will be provided on this website.
To access these documents, please click the "Background Materials"
button above.
DOE Solar America Initiative Webpage
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_america/index.html
SAI Technology Acceptance Request for Information (RFI)
visit
website
SAI Technical Exchange Meeting Results (this meeting
addressed the technological barriers and procurement strategy of
SAI, and was held in Chicago, IL April 18 – 19, 2006.)
http://www.sentech.org/SolarTEM2006/results.html
SETP Notice of Program Interest
visit
website
White House Advanced Energy Initiative
Webpage
http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2006/energy/
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