2. Working Group Members
• Bob Boscamp, Strategic Solar Energy
• Justin Elliott, RehNu
• Mayor Kenny Evans, Town of Payson
• Deborah Galbraith, Town of Payson
• Michael Neary – AriSEIA
• Brian Quinn, RehNu
• Anne Reichman, ASU, Sustainable Cities Network
• Jerry Witt – CVH Power
• Jennifer Woolwich, PV Recycling
• Co-Chairs AZ Solar Summit ARCPP Working Group
Ardeth Barnhart – University of Arizona
Sayfe Kiaei – Arizona State University
3. Background
• Integrate Solar Energy into Multiple Sectors:
residential, commercial, industrial and utility-
scale systems through:
– Explorations of innovative technologies
– Integration and testing of technology and systems
– Development of real-world applications
• Outcome:
– Arizona as a center for advanced R&D testing,
evaluation and manufacturing
• for integrated solar energy technology systems at all scales
• sustainable solar energy solutions for hot/arid regions
5. R&D Pilot Project Research Infrastructure
Project Focus Area Key Partners
University of Arizona Solar Zone Utility-scale DG solar energy systems - TEP, industry, academia, government
grid integration and evaluation
UA/TEP PV Test Yard Advanced testing & performance TEP, industry, academia, Federal
evaluation; flat plate PV, CPV, BIPV, laboratories
Biosphere 2 Model City Smart Grid and interconnection , energy Utility companies, industry, academia,
system optimization, solar/mining NGO’s
Red Rock Agricultural Center Energy Ranch – utility-scale DG solar Academia, industry
system evaluation
UA Inland Brackish Groundwater Solar Solar Desalination Prototypes and Academia, government, industry
Desalination Initiative Testing
APS - D-Backs, Chase Field Go Solar Solar shade structures and Electric Utility, industry and municipality
Vehicle integration
APS – Community Power Project – Distributed roof-top solar PV, smart grid Utility, government, community and
Flagstaff testing evaluation municipality
APS – Star Center Solar testing and evaluation Industry, academia
ASU – TUV Rheinland PV Testing Testing and certification of solar Academia , industry, International
Laboratory equipment business
Payson Millennium Campus Net-zero energy integrated Academia, industry, municipality and
demonstration campus government
DasHaus – Tempe Center for the Arts Traveling sustainable housing prototype Academia, government and International
– Net Zero House business
6. Key Findings
1) Existing baseline of R&D/pilot projects in solar PV and
Thermal with multi-sector collaborations
– Intellectual Capital – broad participation in academia,
industry and government
– Regional market opportunities = regional R&D
opportunities
2) Weak public perception of AZ as a viable platform for
R&D
– slow market development and market-friendly policies
3) R&D as an economic driver is linked to AZ solar
energy market
– Investment in R&D and manufacturing over the long-
term
7. Objectives
• Develop a long-term strategy for R&D that will
establish research, development and
manufacturing of solar energy technologies as a
sustainably viable option for the environmental
and economic future of Arizona.
• It is based upon an integrated approach to
provide specific environments for collaboration
between public and private organizations to
optimize investment, testing and assessment, and
training and communication.
8. Strategic Areas for R&D
• Cross-cutting, enabling technologies
» Electrical management and performance of PV
systems (BOS)
» System-level integration and optimization with
storage
» Resource modeling and prediction
» Life-cycle assessment, operations and
maintenance optimization
» Accelerated testing and reliability
standardization
» Green building and energy management
» Materials and other innovations for energy
efficiency
» Distributed generation systems – solar/battery,
solar/water treatment
• Research and Demonstration
Infrastructure
» Database of performance criteria and output
for solar energy
• Network of PV Testing Global Horizontal Irradiance Forecast Animation for July 5, 2011
9. Strategic Areas for R&D
Application and Technology Commercialization – translational research that
increase the commercial value of innovation
» Building technologies and standards that
incorporate solar energy and energy efficiency
» Integrated resource planning and business planning
for industries/communities/tribes to incorporate
solar energy into their development plans
» Community solar projects that incorporate solar
energy/smart metering/electric vehicles
» Center for industrial design, market analysis and
communications, legal and environmental services.
» Market analysis of local, regional, national and
global trends in solar energy to inform system-level
R&D projects
» Clearinghouse of information in R&D in solar energy
to inform industrial R&D
» Public awareness, education and workforce
development tied to demonstration sites
10. Recommendation #1
• Solar Energy Research, Development,
Demonstration and Deployment Zones
– State-wide R&D zones enabling investment by
multiple stakeholders for specific outcomes
Near-Term Medium-term Long-Term
•Energy Efficiency •State-wide •large-scale
•Distributed network of R&D deployment of
Generation initiatives solar energy in the
Systems •Sustained region
•Systems investment in • sustained
integration and R&D manufacturing
reliability • Smart-grid and and export
•local, national and storage capabilities
global markets technologies •Increased
•Solar and water commercialization
treatment of innovative
•Integration of technologies
solar energy at all
scales , all sectors
11. Recommendation #2
State-wide Innovation Initiative
– Solar Energy Research Infrastructure
• Provide broad research capabilities through private and public
partnerships
– Reduce development costs and time
– Mitigate technology risks – investors
• Applied R&D for solar energy
• Develop policy and infrastructure for deployment by industry
– Oversight and responsibilities for outcomes of the Roadmap
– Represents multiple stakeholders
– Identify best practices
– Promote collaborative R&D, shared costs and benefits
– Consensus on standards
– Specialized and shared facilities to carry-out advanced R&D collaboration
– Connects organizations with common research needs
– Develop cost/share strategies
– Navigates the complexity of the PV value chain and confidentiality/IP
12. Next Steps
• Enhance participation in the working group to
better define the R&D strategy and roadmap
for solar energy
