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Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308

Solar Technology Acceleration 

Center (SolarTAC)

Cooperative Research and Development 

Final Report

CRADA Number: CRD-07-259

NREL Technical Contact: Dr. William Kramer

CRADA Report

NREL/TP-7A10-53369

October 2011
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Cooperative Research and Development Final Report

In accordance with Requirements set forth in Article XI.A(3) of the CRADA document, this document is 

the final CRADA report, including a list of Subject Inventions, to be forwarded to the Office of Science 

and Technical Information as part of the commitment to the public to demonstrate results of federally 

funded research.

CRADA Number: CRD-07-259

CRADA Title: Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC)

Parties to the Agreement: Xcel Energy and Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, National Renewable 

Energy Laboratory

Joint Work Statement Funding Table showing DOE Commitment:

Estimated Costs NREL Shared 

Resources

Year 1 $ 200,000.00

TOTALS $ 200,000.00

Abstract of CRADA work:

This agreement allowed NREL to serve as an advisor on SolarTAC – a collaborative effort between Xcel 

Energy, NREL, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The collaboration was formed to accelerate 

pre-commercial and early commercial solar energy technologies to the marketplace. Through this 

CRADA, NREL participated in the deployment of solar energy generation technologies and related solar 

equipment for research, testing, validation, and demonstration purposes.

Summary of Research Results:

NREL worked with the SolarTAC partners to develop a management and work plan for the project. As 

part of this effort, NREL prepared a list of potential project and the associated required equipment. This 

project has resulted in large-scale commercial solar deployment demonstrations at Xcel Energy and has 

improved the flow of information and knowledge between solar technology manufacturers and users, as 

well as improved the understanding of solar energy technology within Xcel Energy.

Subject Inventions listing: N/A

Report Date: August 12, 2011 Responsible Technical Contact at Alliance/NREL: Dr. William Kramer

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