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Electric vehicle charging station at NREL's South Table Mountain parking garage. Search image no. 39203
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Installing a new, instrumented gearbox at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) for the GRC1.5 project. Search image no. 49386
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Flex manufactured battery enclosure at NREL's Battery Energy Storage System, used for grid integration research. Search image no. 47219
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The net-zero energy Research Support Facility (RSF) at NREL. Search image no. 17613
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The Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) at NREL. Search image no. 26196
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