United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-05-14 monographic deposited born digital 38 p. GA 1.13:RCED-99-130 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-130 P0b002ee1803997ed f:rc99130 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-130 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-130 RCED-99-130 Energy research Renewable energy sources Wind energy Cost analysis Energy marketing Research and development costs Electric power generation Solar energy DOE Advanced Materials and Devices Program DOE Next Generation Wind Turbine Project DOE Photovoltaic Energy Program Letter Report RCED 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. GAO noted that: (1) since fiscal year 1978, DOE has provided more than $3 billion to develop wind and photovoltaic technologies; (2) since the 1970s, the objectives of the wind and photovoltaic programs have expanded from fundamental research to include larger market shares for U.S. wind turbine companies and increased domestic and international sales by U.S. photovoltaic companies; and (3) the markets for wind and photovoltaic technologies have grown rapidly in recent years and now extend internationally. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-130/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-130.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-130/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-130.pdf GAO/RCED-99-130 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-130 Letter Report GAO/RCED-99-130; Renewable Energy: DOE's Funding and Markets for Wind; Energy research Renewable energy sources Wind energy Cost analysis Energy marketing Research and development costs Electric power generation Solar energy DOE Advanced Materials and Devices Program DOE Next Generation Wind Turbine Project DOE Photovoltaic Energy Program