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⏰ Reminder: Hit Me with Your Sun Shot Solar Photo Competition Deadline Approaching!

Submit your photos by May 23 for a chance to win up to $2,500. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page . Solar Energy Technologies Office  Submissions for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) American-Made Solar Photo Competition: Hit Me with Your Sun Shot are due May 23 at 5 p.m. ET . If you haven't already submitted your photos, now is the time to do so!    Winners can earn up to $2,500 for a photo in one of eight categories:    Solar and Weather Solar Workforce and Installation Concentrating Solar-thermal Power   Research Processes, Solar Technologies in Detail, and Manufacturing  Utility-Scale, Commercial Solar, and Grid Integration  Community Solar/Multifamily Housing  Residential Solar   Agriculture and Sola

⚡👓 New Prize to Increase Visibility of Distributed Solar Energy Generation

Teams will submit and test algorithms to compete for cash prizes. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page . Solar Energy Technologies Office  Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the American-Made Data-Driven Distributed (3D) Solar Visibility Prize , which is designed to incentivize innovators to develop models and algorithms that can provide accurate and real-time information about distributed solar generation in electric power distribution networks. The prize seeks to promote awareness and adoption of distribution system state estimation (DSSE) algorithms and software tools to improve the visibility of distribution systems and their operating conditions. Having near real-time data on distribution networks allows utilities and grid

Solar Snapshot: 💸 New Photovoltaics Funding; Solar Prize Round 7 Finalists

Solar District Cup names Class of 2024 winners. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page . Solar Energy Technologies Office What's Inside: Solar Snapshot, the newsletter of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), shares   recent announcements ; deadlines ; upcoming events ;   and more . If someone forwarded this newsletter to you, you can  subscribe here . Reach out to us at solar@ee.doe.gov with any inquiries or suggestions. Estimated read time: 4 minutes, 48 seconds What's New? New Funding for Photovoltaics (PV) Research and Development DOE announced $20 million for innovative solar projects that reduce the cost of PV modules, reduce carbon and energy intensity of PV manufacturing proce