Solar Energy Technologies Office

The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) is to support research & development to harness America's abundant solar energy for?secure, affordable, and reliable solar energy. SETO works to: - Drive innovation to make American-made solar technology affordable and its supply chain secure - Enable solar energy with storage to support the reliability, resilience, and security of the electricity grid - Provide relevant and objective technical information to cut red tape and meet growing electricity demand SETO supports solar energy research, development, demonstration and technical assistance in the following areas; photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP), systems integration, manufacturing and competitiveness, soft costs, and solar workforce development.?[Learn more about SETO’s research areas.](https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-energy-research-areas)