Renewable Energy: DOE's Funding and Markets for Wind Energy and Solar Cell Technologies

RCED-99-130 Published: May 14, 1999. Publicly Released: May 28, 1999.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on wind and photovoltaic technologies, focusing on: (1) how much the Department of Energy (DOE) has spent on research and development; (2) how DOE's objectives for its programs have changed over time; and (3) the characteristics of the markets for these technologies.

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