Solar Energy Research

Sarah Kurtz, Research Fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) argues that solar is truly coming of age and answers where photovoltaic technology stands today. And she addresses what it will take to move beyond today’s dominance of crystalline silicon and introduce new technologies which aren’t yet competitive. Finally she offers that it will likely take identifying new applications for new forms of PV, and that the resulting transformation will be deep as well as global. Sarah Kurtz, PhD, Research Fellow, is a world-renowned expert in multi-junction PV, concentrator PV, and PV reliability. At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) since 1985 she is the Co-Director of the National Center For Photovoltaics (as of Aug. 2017). Attribution and disclaimer: Dr. Kurtz’ work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 with the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. The views expressed in this presentation are those of the individual author and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory or the U.S. Energy Department or any of its offices. Organized by the Jeffco chapter of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society. Contact: jcres@cres-energy.org. cres-energy.org. CRES features several local monthly speaker series throughout the state, provides speakers, experts, workshops and weighs in on state energy policy. Note: Under the video, click on ...More to get access to a running transcript. Produced by Martin Voelker, CRES.