Residential solar photovoltaic systems

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7262381· OSTI ID:7262381

Kern, Jr., E. C.

In 1979, Massachusetts Institute of Technology prepared a Department of Energy plan for the development of roof-mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic systems for residential applications. Ambitious in concert with the National Photovoltaic Program Plan, the Residential Plan'' assumed that the DOE goal of $0.50 per peak watt photovoltaic modules would be met in 1986. The national commitment to develop renewable energy sources, high at outset of the plan's implementation, has since diffused. Consequently, the success of the DOE Residential Project'' in meeting its goals to develop distributed grid-connected photovoltaic systems has not been widely recognised. Current DOE program efforts are aimed at identifying and developing photovoltaic materials with lower manufacturing costs and higher power generation efficiency. Three years ago, in July 1982, the DOE Residential Project management was restructured. The project was started by MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the project's major experimental facilities (Residential Experiment Stations) were originally directed by Lincoln Laboratory and funded through Laboratory subcontracts. Since mid-1982 the project has been directed by Sandia Laboratories, with MIT solely responsible for the Northeast Residential Experiment Station. 11 refs., 28 figs., 17 tabs.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ET20279
• OSTI ID: 7262381
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/20279-1; ON: DE90008432
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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