Colorado Hopes to Revolutionize Solar

For the solar industry, Colorado has been a busy place lately. In Aurora, SolarTAC is coming online as the world’s largest solar testing site and now, in a related twist, the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, a founding member organization of SolarTAC, has introduced its Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP).

Four Colorado institutions will fund CRSP, with matching funds coming from the state of Colorado. These institutions are University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, Colorado State University (CSU), Colorado School of Mines (CSM) and the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

CRSP will focus on third-generation solar photon conversion to develop revolutionary ways to convert solar energy directly into electricity. Initially, 12 projects received funding from the CRSP. Six of these include the NREL, four each by CSM and CSU, and three projects for the University of Colorado. Nine projects are beginning this fall and all 12 should be up and running by the end of January. Each project will receive between $75,000 and $100,000 to start.

Not only will direct electricity generation be studied, but also the possibility of using solar energy to produce liquid and gaseous fuels. The CRSP is also seeking federal funding to expand its research.

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Posted on October 28th in Solar News by Renee.