1. SHC Systems and Components
- Solar thermal collectors
- Low to medium temperature thermal storage
- Other innovative components and systems
- Performance measurement, durability and reliability
- Solar and heat pump systems
- PVT systems
- Testing, standards, and certification for solar thermal technologies
- Solar ponds
2. SHC Applications
- Domestic solar water heating
- Solar space heating and hybrid applications
- District heating
- Solar heat for industrial and agricultural processes
- Solar refrigeration and solar air conditioning
3. Producing and Storing Renewable Electricity
- Photovoltaics: Cells, materials and components; advanced materials and concepts; design, operation and performance of PV systems; balance of system components; codes and standards; testing and certification; concentrating PV
- Concentrating solar power technologies: solar concentration fundamentals and optical engineering, heat transfer, materials and components; solar thermal electricity systems; co-generation; solar thermochemical production of fuels and chemicals
- Wind energy, ocean energy, hydro and other direct conversion renewables
- Biomass energy, geothermal and other thermal renewables
- Electrical storage technologies at Grid or utility-scale
- Medium/high temperature thermal storage for electricity production with CSP systems
4. Renewable Energy Grid Integration & Distribution: Utilities of the Future
- Grid integration of variable renewable and energy storage systems
- Active demand-side management
- Smart Grids strategies including smart metering
5. Off-Grid & Rural Energy Access
- Off-grid energy supply
- Community micro power and hybrid systems
- Solar cooking and clean cook stoves
6. Solar Architecture and Building Integration
- Integrating renewable technologies into buildings
- Sustainable building materials and components
- Net zero energy buildings
- Daylighting
- Energy storage in buildings
7. Renewable Cities and Community Power Programs
- Urban and regional planning to maximize renewable energy
- Policies and financial mechanisms
- Clean transportation technologies and strategies
8. Solar Resource Assessment and Energy Meteorology
- Renewable resource assessment and applications
- Resource forecasting
- Resource measurement and instrumentation
9. From Laboratory to the Real World: Solar Energy Markets, Policies and Initiatives that Enable Commercialization
- Strategies, policies and case studies for renewable heat and electricity
- Education and workforce development
10. Water, Food, and Energy Nexus
- Solar thermal desalination technology
- Solar electrical desalination technology
- Solar detoxification of water
- Integrating desalination with thermal and electrical systems
- Solar supported agriculture in desert regions
