DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program FY 2006 ANNUAL REPORT
DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program FY 2006 ANNUAL REPORT Cover Photos Front cover, clockwise from upper left: GE manufactured this 2.4-kW PV system, which is installed on the roof of the Highlands Patrol HQ building at the Aspen Mountain Resort in Aspen, CO, at an elevation of 11,000 feet. Aspen Skiing Co., PIX14729. In February 2006, President George W. Bush toured UNI-SOLAR's PV manufacturing plant in Michigan to highlight his Solar America Initiative. United Solar Ovonic, PIX14727. Arizona Public Service began initial operation of a 1-MW concentrating solar power (CSP) trough plant in FY 2006—the first commercial CSP plant built in the United States since 1991. Arizona Public Service. This manufacturing line is at Shell Solar Industries in Camarillo, CA, a partner in the PV Manufacturing R&D Project. Shell Solar Industries, PIX13855. The Science and Technology Facility at NREL, completed in FY 2006, is a 71,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility designed to help accelerate the development and commercialization of promising new energy technologies. Patrick Corkery, PIX14765. NREL researchers use hot-wire chemical vapor deposition to produce high-efficiency PV devices for testing and study. Richard Matson, PIX14602. Back cover: Series of photos showing activities and events of the Solar Decathlon, which was held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during October FY 2006. Upper-right photo: Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman (center) and Under Secretary of Energy David Garman (right) congratulate Jeff Lyng, a student leader of the victorious University of Colorado team. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program The Solar Energy Technologies Program, within the U.S.
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