DocumentCode
1541525
Title
News, notes, and comments
Author
Shewchun, John
Author_Institution
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210
Volume
9
Issue
4
fYear
1981
Firstpage
2
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A major body blow was delivered to the federal Solar Photovoltaics program when an FY 1982 budget of $63 million instead of $160 million was announced by the Administration in Washington. The photovoltaic community seemed to be in shock when this news reached them at the 15th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference held in May, 1981 in Orlando, Florida. This was especially so in light of the commonly held view in that community that excellent progress was being made in reaching the DOE price goals for energy delivered by photovoltaic electric systems. Was the technical progress overrated? Or was this a case of the DOE technical chiefs simply not paying attending to the shifting political sands?
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Technology and Society
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0194-3359
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TS.1981.6500601
Filename
6500601
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