Collapse to view only § 17171. Thermal energy storage research and development program
- § 17171. Thermal energy storage research and development program
- § 17172. Solar energy curriculum development and certification grants
- § 17173. Daylighting systems and direct solar light pipe technology
- §§ 17174, 17175. Repealed.
§ 17171. Thermal energy storage research and development program
(a) Establishment
(b) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 602, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1674.)
§ 17172. Solar energy curriculum development and certification grants
(a) Establishment
(b) Authorized activities
Grant funds may be used to support the following activities:
(1) Creation and development of a solar energy curriculum appropriate for the local educational, entrepreneurial, and environmental conditions, including curriculum for community colleges.
(2) Support of certification programs for individual solar energy system installers, instructors, and training programs.
(3) Internship programs that provide hands-on participation by students in commercial applications.
(4) Activities required to obtain certification of training programs and facilities by an industry-accepted quality-control certification program.
(5) Incorporation of solar-specific learning modules into traditional occupational training and internship programs for construction-related trades.
(6) The purchase of equipment necessary to carry out activities under this section.
(7) Support of programs that provide guidance and updates to solar energy curriculum instructors.
(c) Administration of grants
(d) Report
(e) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 604, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1675.)
§ 17173. Daylighting systems and direct solar light pipe technology
(a) Establishment
(b) Reporting
(c) Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “direct solar renewable energy” means energy from a device that converts sunlight into useable light within a building, tunnel, or other enclosed structure, replacing artificial light generated by a light fixture and doing so without the conversion of the sunlight into another form of energy; and
(2) the term “light pipe” means a device designed to transport visible solar radiation from its collection point to the interior of a building while excluding interior heat gain in the nonheating season.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 605, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1676.)
§§ 17174, 17175. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3006(g)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2513