Projects have addressed disaster response, recovery and mitigation efforts. Completed feasibility study on the application of PV-powered traffic control equipment for disaster relief. Completed an energy needs assessment of various disaster relief organizations' operations. Research and development of new PV-powered equipment for disaster relief applications. Test and evaluate the viability of applying various PV systems in disaster response situations.
Conduct workshops to train disaster relief organizations on photovoltaics.
Highly instrumented laboratories and field test sites provide a wealth of experimental data from broad-based analytical research. FSEC's capability to perform technology feasibility demonstrations in-house validates system analysis and analytical model studies, while enhancing the Center's technology transfer activities. Complete in-house publishing capabilities and the Internet effectively round out facilities that allow FSEC to disseminate, research and demonstration results to both national and international audiences.