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2011 News
July 13, 2011
New Report Focuses on Market Conditions and Trends for Fuel Cell Technologies 
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released the 2010 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report, which provides an overview of trends in the fuel cell industry.
July 7, 2011
What to Know About Installing a Wind Energy System on Your Farm
The second half of a two-part series with Sarah Hamlen, Montana State University Extension Wind and Transmission program director.
June 6, 2011
Renewable Hydrogen Bus Teaches Thousands about Clean Energy Technologies
Thousands of people across the nation enjoyed a glimpse into a clean energy future thanks to the renewable-hydrogen-powered bus at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
May 17, 2011
NREL’s New Microscopy Technology Reveals Path to Cheaper Solar Cells
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has developed a new imaging tool to analyze weak regions in low-cost silicon. The tool and the research it enables are vital to lowering costs in production and manufacturing of solar cells.
March 3, 2011
NREL Innovation Spectrum: Advanced Condenser Boosts Geothermal Power Plant Output
The first geothermal Innovation Spectrum case study tells the story of The Geysers geothermal power plant in California and how NREL stepped in to develop a technology that dramatically boosted the production efficiency of the plant when it waned in the 1990s.
January 19, 2011
NREL Analyzes Impact of Climate Control in Electric Drive Vehicles
A technical paper recently released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory reveals the impact of climate control loads in electric drive vehicles.
January 11, 2011
NREL Supports Development of New National Code for Hydrogen Technologies
NREL helped develop a new national code for hydrogen technologies that was issued last month by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technologies Code covers critical applications and operations such as hydrogen dispensing, production, and storage.
