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November 5, 2009
NREL’s Clean Energy Forum Attracts National Investment Community 
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 22nd Clean Energy Industry Growth Forum this week attracted nearly 600 investors, entrepreneurs, scientists and policymakers to Denver.
October 30, 2009
DOE-NREL Launch Mid-size Turbine Development Project
Since the early 90s, the wind energy industry has experienced substantial growth in both the utility and residential markets.
October 21, 2009
Solar Technology Acceleration Center is Powering Up
Members of the Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC) and supporters convened in Aurora, Colo., today, to mark a milestone in “Powering Up” one of the world’s largest solar test and demonstration facilities. Since announcing the initial launch of SolarTAC one year ago, the site infrastructure development has progressed to the point where members can now break ground for their planned solar technology implementation and testing. Today’s occasion also included the announcement that the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have both signed letters of intent to join SolarTAC.
October 19, 2009
New Siemens Research Turbine Commissioned at NREL
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Siemens Energy Inc. today formally commissioned a new 2.3 megawatt Siemens wind turbine at NREL's National Wind Technology Center.
October 9, 2009
NREL’s Industry Growth Forum Attracts Clean Energy Investors
Thirty-four clean energy companies will present their business cases to a panel of investors and industry experts in Denver Nov. 3-5 as the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) hosts the 22nd NREL Industry Growth Forum.
October 1, 2009
NREL Tests Advanced Air Conditioner Designed for Western Climates
NREL recently tested the performance of the Coolerado Corporation's hybrid air-conditioning unit, demonstrating its energy efficiency.
September 28, 2009
Weathering System Cuts Product Testing Time
NREL's new Ultra-Accelerated Weathering System can quickly give an accurate portrait of what the sun will do to a product in 10, 20 or 30 years. This helps companies determine a service-life guarantee for a product.
September 28, 2009
National Labs Work to Settle PHEV Fuel Economy Conundrum
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently joined forces with researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to take the lead in developing and testing a new method for predicting the real-world fuel and electricity consumption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). After examining data on the only PHEV currently available in large numbers, the NREL-developed method shows promise for reasonably predicting the PHEV’s average fuel and electricity use.
September 16, 2009
Federal Laboratory Consortium Highlights NREL Research
The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer’s (FLC) Mid-Continent Region recently recognized the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and its partners with two awards for excellence in technology transfer.
September 14, 2009
Award-Winning Battery's Secret Is 'Buried'
Actually, the secret's out. In two years, Planar Energy Devices plans to commercialize an innovative, solid-state lithium-ion microbattery developed by NREL researchers.
August 25, 2009
Wind Technology Center Installing a Dynamic Duo
NREL will be testing a 2.3-megawatt Siemens Power Generation turbine and a 1.5-megawatt General Electric turbine. The GE turbine will be available to industry and other organizations as a test bed.
August 4, 2009
Award-Winning Reflector to Cut Solar Cost
NREL's partnership with SkyFuel yields a more cost-effective parabolic trough technology.
July 22, 2009
NREL Research Garners Three Prestigious R&D 100 Awards
An ultra-accelerated weathering system, a parabolic trough solar concentrating collector, and a microbattery -- all developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) -- were honored today as top 100 innovations for 2009 by R&D Magazine.
July 13, 2009
Unique Research Tool Aims to Reduce PV Cost
NREL has installed its first Atmospheric Processing Platform to prototype lower-cost thin film solar cells from inks and other solutions.
July 7, 2009
NREL Collaborating with Spire to Develop Solar Cells with 42% Efficiency
Through a Photovoltaic Technology Incubator Award, Spire Semiconductor will receive more than $3.7 million under an 18-month contract with NREL.
June 17, 2009
NREL to Partner with RES Americas on Wind Balance-of-Plant Research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc. (RES Americas) have announced a partnership to evaluate the design and performance of vital wind energy support systems.
June 11, 2009
Nozik wins UN science and technology prize for solar research
Senior Research Fellow Arthur J. Nozik of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has won the 2009 Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization (IREO) Award for Science and Technology. IREO is a new international organization related to the United Nations.
June 9, 2009
NREL Seeks Proposals, Announces Awards for Photovoltaic Technology Incubator Program
The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking project proposals as part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies. NREL also is announced partnerships with 13 U.S. small solar businesses, which have the capability to enter the market by 2012.
May 28, 2009
NREL teams with Dutch Energy Research Center
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has signed a research collaboration agreement with the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). NREL and ECN will join forces on areas such as policy studies, energy analysis, wind energy and solar photovoltaic energy.
May 7, 2009
NREL Solar Cell Wins Federal Technology Transfer Prize
A new class of ultra-light, high-efficiency solar cells developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been awarded a national prize for the commercialization of federally funded research.
April 27, 2009
NREL and Ford Team Up to Develop 'Cool' Cars
NREL is partnering with Ford to develop highly efficient climate control systems for automobiles.
March 31, 2009
NREL Partnering with GreenVolts to Commercialize IMM Solar Cell
Through a cooperative research and development agreement, NREL will provide assistance with the optimization of the solar cell's design and transfer of the technology into the marketplace.
March 12, 2009
NREL Successfully Transfers VSHOT Technology to Solar Industry
NREL provides the most efficient optical characterization testing method--the Video Scanning Hartmann Optical Test--for solar concentrators.
March 9, 2009
NREL Partnerships Boost Research, Improve Technology
A recent technology partnership agreement with DuPont sought solutions to make ethanol from corn stalks.
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