The track category is the heading(s) under which your abstract will be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the SOLAR 2024 Technical Review Committee (TRC). Potential lists of topics include:
Track 1: Technology Innovations and Life Cycles (Applications of PV and Solar Thermal, Life Cycles and Impacts)
- Material Design for Energy Applications
- Emerging Cleantech Trends
- Decarbonizing Transportation and Industry
- Large-Scale Projects – From Site Selection to Operation to Evaluation
- PV Innovations
- Solar Thermal
- DIY PV, Heating, Water Distilling, Solar Cooking
- Solar Fuels and Artificial PV
- Hydrogen, Fuel Cells
- Extended Applications of Thermal Heat
- District Heating & Cooling
- Concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP)
- Hybrid Systems
- Circular Economy
- Weather and Energy-Related Research (Climate Scenarios, Extreme Weather Events, Trends, Socioeconomic Impacts of Energy Choices, Research Needs)
- Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
- Energy/Water/Food Nexus (Agrivoltaics, Land and Water Use Issues, etc.)
- Mining Minerals
- Economics of Climate Change and the Clean Energy Transformation (LCOE Comparisons from IRENA, Others)
Track 2: Grids and Solar Communities (Smart Grids from Nano to Micro)
- Community Solar and Co-ops
- Solar Communities
- National Grid Expansion
- Municipal Grids
- Microgrids
- Energy Storage
- Distributed Generation
- Demand Side Management
- Grid Infrastructure & Modernization
- Grid Operations
- Grid Resilience (Weather, War, etc.)
- Off-Grid Freedom, Energy Independence
- Resource Assessment
- Agrivoltaics
Track 3: Net Zero Energy Buildings, Passive Heating and Cooling (Decarbonizing the Building Sector)
- Building New vs. Renovating
- Net Zero Energy Buildings in DC Metro Area and at George Washington University
- Passive Solar Heating and Cooling
- Electrification
- Building Envelope Efficiency
- Material Research and Effieciency
- Sector Examples (Residential Single-Family and Multifamily, Commercial & Institutional Buildings)
- Solar Decathlon Projects
- Energy Analysis and Design Tools
- Solutions for Urban Heat Islands
Track 4: Education and Training (Educating & Engaging Stakeholders)
- Energy and the Media
- Anticipating and Addressing Opposition to a Decarbonized Energy System
- Sustainability as a Dynamic Organizational Capability
- Youth Climate Justice and Solar Citizen Movements
- Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Career Map Tool
- Workforce Development, Mentoring, Curriculums
- Equity and Justice
- JEDI in Energy Industry, Education, Workforce
- Solar Valuation in Real Estate Transactions
- Clean Energy Jobs Update
- PV Installation Training
- Tech College, and University Curriculums
Track 5: Policy, Legislation, Economics, and Finance (Equitable Energy Ownership and Access-Policy, Regulation, and Investment)
- Novel Financing for Solar Energy (On-Bill, property assessed clean energy (PACE), Protective Action Criteria (PAC), Ratings, Utility Green Pricing…)
- Ownership and Energy Access to Traditionally Energy-Burdened Remote/Rural/Island/Tribal Communities: What Can They Teach Us?
- Solar on Native American Reservations
- Business Policies for Solar (Subsidies, Green Appraisal Act, etc.)
- Energy Economics
- Comparing Fossil Fuels Economics and Renewable Energy
- Effects of the IRA
- Other Government Funding and Impacts (Infrastructure Bill, etc.)
- Best Practices at State, Local, and Tribal Level
- Politics to Policy
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