News Archives - 2010

October 14, 2010

Three NREL Biofuels Experts Make "Top 100 People in Bioenergy" List

Three scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have been named among Biofuels Digest's “Top 100 People in Bioenergy” for 2010. Tom Foust, Al Darzins, and Phil Pienkos were selected as bioenergy leaders through a two-week Biofuels Digest reader poll that garnered more than 15,000 votes.

September 28, 2010

NREL Releases BioEnergy Atlas – a Comprehensive Biomass Mapping Application

BioEnergy Atlas, a Web portal that provides access to two bioenergy analysis and mapping tools, was released today by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The visualization screening tools, BioPower and BioFuels Atlas, allow users to layer related bioenergy data onto a single map to gather information on biomass feedstocks, biopower and biofuels potential, production and distribution. BioEnergy Atlas is an improvement over current tools in that it enables more timely and accurate analysis of the potential of given sites to be successful biomass producers.

September 23, 2010

NREL's 23rd 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 Oct. 19-21 as the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) hosts the 23rd NREL Industry Growth Forum.

September 1, 2010

Scientist Named an American Chemical Society Fellow

Dr. Helena Chum, research fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was recently named a 2010 Fellow by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

July 1, 2010

NREL Researcher Discusses Revitalized Algae Program

Dr. Philip Pienkos, Principal Research Supervisor at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will discuss NREL's efforts to rebuild the Aquatic Species Program for algal biofuels research on July 7, from 3-5 p.m., at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus. The presentation is free, open to the public, and will also be broadcast online at http://umconnect.umn.edu/IonE.

February 17, 2010

Microalgae Shows High-Energy Potential as a U.S. Biofuel

Dr. Al Darzins will discuss how NREL is advancing the development of microalgae as a renewable biofuel on Feb. 19 at the AAAS Annual Meeting in San Diego.

January 13, 2010

DOE Selects NREL as a New Biofuels R&D Program Leader

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory will co-lead a new national program to develop advanced biofuels that are compatible with the nation's existing hydrocarbon fuels infrastructure.