Title :
News, notes, and comments
Author_Institution :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210
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?
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society
DOI :
10.1109/TS.1981.6500601
