National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Awards and Honors

R&D 100 Awards

Since its inception as the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) in 1977, NREL/SERI has won 45 R&D 100 awards.

• 2009
  • Ultra-Accelerated Weathering System (UAWS)
  • SkyTrough™ Parabolic Trough Solar Concentrating Collector
  • PowerPlane UX Microbattery
  
  
• 2008
  • Inverted Metamorphic Multijunction (IMM) Solar Cell
  • Hybrid CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide)
  
  
• 2007
  • High-Efficiency Metamorphic Multi-junction (HEMM) Concentrator Solar Cell
  
  
• 2005
  • TREAT with SUNREL™ Energy Analysis Software
  • Sinton QSSPC Silicon Evaluation System
  
  
• 2004
  • Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Biomass Cellulose to Sugars
  • Lightweight, Flexible, Thin-Film CIGS PV Modules
  
  
• 2003
  • High-Rate Vapor Transport Deposition for CdTe PV Modules
  
  
• 2002
  • NanoCeram™ Nanoalumina Fiber
  • PowerView™ Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic Module
  • Smart, High-Performance Polyphenylenesulfide (PPS) Coating System
  
  
• 2001
  • Current-Interrupt Charging Algorithm for Lead-Acid Batteries
  • DRWiN™ Electronically Scanning Antenna
  • Triple-Junction Terrestrial Concentrator Solar Cell
  
  
• 2000
  • Electroexploded Metal Nanopowders
  • North Wind 100/20 Wind Turbine
  • Real-Time Biomass Analysis
  
  
• History — R&D 100 Awards from 1982 through 1999