What Happened
US Government Invests in Next-Generation Space Solar Technology
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a $12 million research and development fund to support projects that will lower the cost and expand domestic manufacturing of solar panels for use in space. The fund, led by the DOE’s Integrated Energy Systems Office, is open to university and industry research laboratories developing advanced space-based solar PV projects. The initiative aims to establish American leadership in next-generation, space-based PV and bolster national security, as stated by Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson. This development was reported by an unknown source.