Small Innovative Projects Selected for $5.4M in Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the selection of 16 projects to receive a total of $5.4 million through the Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) 2024 Funding Program. These projects, representing 10 different states, will support the government-wide approach to addressing the climate crisis by driving innovation and speeding clean energy deployment. 

These novel, high-risk, and high-impact projects aim to produce significant results within the first year of performance, quickly validating new concepts and laying the foundation for continued research. Of the 16 recipients, 7 have first-time lead researchers on a SETO-funded project.  

Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power 

• Boise State University (Boise, ID)
• GE Vernova Advanced Research (Niskayuna, NY) 
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO) – multiple projects 
• Rice University (Houston, TX) 
• University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) 
• University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) 
• University of Houston (Houston, TX) 
• University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) 

Photovoltaics  

• Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) 
• Georgia Tech Research Corp (Atlanta, GA) 
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO) – multiple projects 
• Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) 
• University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA) 
• University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) 

SIPS has funded more than 170 projects since it began in 2015. Learn more about the selected projects, and other open funding opportunities within DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

DOE | https://www.energy.gov/