Dive Summary:

• The Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $29 million in four solar energy projects designed to advance solar energy; the funds are part of the DOE's SunShot Initiative.
• Two of the projects will receive $8 million each are tasked with helping utilities and grid operators better predict how much solar power will be produced at U.S. solar energy plants.
• The remaining $21 million will be used over five years to develop plug-and-play photovoltaic systems for homeowners to purchase, install, and make operational.

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In on project, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, based in Boulder, Colorado, will research methods to understand cloud impact and develop short-term prediction techniques based on this work.

Meanwhile in Armonk, New York, the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center will lead a new project based on the Watson computer system that uses big data processing and self-adjusting algorithms to integrate different prediction models and learning technologies. ...