UCF’s Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and Petra Solar, a company that is fueled by engineering technology developed at UCF, will receive grants totaling up to $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.
The funding, part of an investment of up to $11.8 million - $5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – is for projects designed to advance the next stage of development of solar energy grid integration systems (SEGIS).
The announcement, made this week by U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, lists the UCF and Petra Solar awards as follows:
UCF and its Florida Solar Energy Centerwill work with Satcon Technology Corporation (Boston, MA), SENTECH, Inc. (Bethesda, MD), SunEdison (Beltsville, MD), Cooper Power Systems EAS (Minneapolis, MN), Northern Plains Power Technologies (Brookings, SD) and Lakeland Electric Utilities (Lakeland, FL). This project focuses on solving technical challenges that must be overcome to include higher PV penetration levels in larger electrical systems.
DOE cost share: up to $1.3 million
Petra Solar will work with the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) and 15 electric utilities. This project complements the mission of the Solar Program to achieve the widespread adoption of solar energies. It supports improving reliability and resiliency so that high levels of PV integration can be adapted.
DOE cost share: up to $2.9 million
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