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  3. About National Renewable Energy Laboratory

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located in Golden, Colorado, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.

    Established in 1974, NREL began operating in 1977 as the Solar Energy Research Institute. It was designated a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in September 1991 and its name changed to NREL.

    NREL is the principal research laboratory for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) which provides the majority of its funding. Other funding comes from DOE's Office of Science and Office of Electricity Transmission and Distribution.

    NREL's areas of research and development expertise are:
    *Renewable electricity
    *Renewable fuels
    *Integrated energy systems
    *Strategic energy analysis

    NREL's Technology Transfer Office supports the practical deployment of technologies developed, and this often involves collaborative research projects and licensed technologies with public and private partners. NREL's innovative technologies have been recognized with 39 "R&D; 100" awards. The engineering and science behind these technology transfer successes and awards demonstrates NREL's commitment to a sustainable energy future.

    Dr. Dan E. Arvizu became NREL's eighth Laboratory Director in January 2005, and was previously an executive with CH2M HILL companies.

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    3. What it Will Take to Make Renewable Energy a Reality in the US

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    4. U.S. Energy Lab Uses Subterranean Cooling

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      U.S. Energy Lab Uses Subterranean Cooling ...s your focus, what kind of data center do you build? The IT team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) were ready to innovate when they began building a new data center in the NREL’s new Research... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Department of Energy   National Renewable Energy Laboratory   LEED

    5. NREL data set shows clouds' effects on solar power

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      NREL data set shows clouds' effects on solar power The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)has produced and made available a rich data set showing what happens, second-by-second, when ... (Read Full Article)

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    6. Verizon will be proving ground for energy efficiency, green power

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      Verizon will be proving ground for energy efficiency, green power Along with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the giant telco plans to publish a series of blueprints for energy efficiency across buildings, da... (Read Full Article)

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    7. Doe, Nrel Show How to Cut Energy Use 50% in Commercial Buildings, Hospitals

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      Doe, Nrel Show How to Cut Energy Use 50% in Commercial Buildings, Hospitals The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released two technical reports that provide recommendations on how to achieve 50 percen... (Read Full Article)

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    8. Keeping cool and green

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      Keeping cool and green ...ease humidity. This means they tend to be more popular in dry climates. However, researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado have designed an evaporative system that sprays ambient-temperature water into w... (Read Full Article)

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    9. NREL Develops Promising Cooling Technology

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    10. Dunn gets contract for research building at energy lab in Golden, Colo.

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    15. Creating the Greenest Building in the US

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