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2010 News Releases
March 5, 2010
Regional Test Centers Project Expands U.S. Small Wind Certification Testing Capability 
On Feb. 9, 2010, The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and DOE’s Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program announced the selection of four partners to establish small wind Regional Test Centers (RTCs) to conduct tests on small wind turbines to meet national and international standards. These awards provide funding, training, and technical support for each Regional Test Center to conduct testing of two small wind turbines to support the burgeoning U.S. small wind turbine market.
March 1, 2010
U.S. Virgin Islands Makes Aggressive Energy Pledge at NREL
The U.S. Virgin Islands can reduce its reliance on fossil fuels by 60% within the next 15 years by developing its abundant renewable energy resources, Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr. announced at a workshop at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
February 23, 2010
EPA, NREL Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the feasibility of developing renewable energy production on Superfund, brownfields, and former landfill or mining sites.
February 17, 2010
CRSP Funds 10 New Advanced Solar Research Projects, Announces First Sponsored Research Program Project with Konarka Technologies
The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP) has funded 10 advanced solar research projects totaling $800,000 – its second round of Shared Research Program funding. Separately, CRSP also has launched its first Sponsored Research Program effort – a project between Konarka Technologies and Colorado State University (CSU).
February 17, 2010
NREL Seeks Leaders for National Executive Education Program
Applications are currently being accepted for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) 2010 Executive Energy Leadership program (Energy Execs).
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.
February 13, 2010
Peak to Peak Charter Wins Colorado Science Bowl
Students from Peak to Peak Charter School won the Colorado High School Science Bowl today. They will go on to the 20th National Science Bowl in Washington D.C. on April 29 – May 4, where they will compete for the national title against more than 450 students from 68 high schools.
January 28, 2010
NREL Wind Researcher Named IEEE Fellow
Dr. Eduard Muljadi, a researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has been elected fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE).
January 21, 2010
Wind for Schools Program Adds Funding in Five States
Today the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and DOE’s Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program announced the selection of five additional states to each receive approximately $60,000 in funding per year for three years for activities supporting Wind Powering America's Wind for Schools project. These awards will provide universities, state institutions, and non-governmental organizations funding and technical support that will be used to develop educational programs to improve understanding of wind technology and its implementation using the successful Wind for Schools model.
January 20, 2010
NREL Study Shows 20 Percent Wind is Possible by 2024
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS). This unprecedented two-and-a-half year technical study of future high-penetration wind scenarios was designed to analyze the economic, operational, and technical implications of shifting 20 percent or more of the Eastern Interconnection’s electrical load to wind energy by the year 2024.
January 20, 2010
DOE to Provide Up to $12 Million to Support Early Stage Solar Technologies
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo., will invest $12 million in total funding ($10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) to support the development of early stage solar energy technologies.
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.
January 12, 2010
Renné to Lead International Renewable Energy Society
Dr. David Renné, principal project leader for analysis at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been elected president of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). Renné’s term began at the start of the New Year and will run through Dec. 31, 2011.
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