News releases issued by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). en-us http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST renewable energy solar wind biomass hydrogen geothermal The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc. (RES Americas) have announced a partnership to evaluate the design and performance of vital wind energy support systems. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/699.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/699.html david.glickson@nrel.gov (David Glickson) Senior Research Fellow Arthur J. Nozik of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has won the 2009 Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization (IREO) Award for Science and Technology. IREO is a new international organization related to the United Nations. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/698.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/698.html joe.verrengia@nrel.gov (Joe Verrengia) The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking project proposals as part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies. NREL also is announced partnerships with 13 U.S. small solar businesses, which have the capability to enter the market by 2012. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/696.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/696.html heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) announced the launch of a comprehensive mapping tool to help industry and government planners implement alternative fuels and advanced vehicles. The new TransAtlas tool combines several different types of geographic data to identify areas with potential for developing advanced transportation projects. It is sponsored by DOE’s Clean Cities initiative, which aims to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector by promoting advanced vehicle technologies and alternative fuels. This interactive mapping tool is available by visiting www.afdc.energy.gov and clicking on the TransAtlas icon. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/697.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/697.html heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP) will play an integral role in a new federally-funded effort to develop revolutionary solar cell designs at the nanoscale. The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the lead organization of CRSP, and will partner with Los Alamos National Laboratory http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/695.html Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/695.html joe.verrengia@nrel.gov (Joe Verrengia) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has signed a research collaboration agreement with the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). NREL and ECN will join forces on areas such as policy studies, energy analysis, wind energy and solar photovoltaic energy. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/694.html Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/694.html heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will be home to a new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) established by the DOE Office of Science. NREL’s Center for Inverse Design will pursue advanced scientific research on material discovery for energy. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/693.html Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/693.html kerry.masson@nrel.gov (Kerry Masson) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has selected 33 Colorado community leaders to participate in its 2009 Executive Energy Leadership program, the state’s premier leadership program focused on educating business and government leaders about clean energy solutions that can boost the local economy. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/692.html Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/692.html janice.rooney@nrel.gov (Janice Rooney) The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has completed a study comparing three proposed national renewable electricity standards, also known as renewable portfolio standards. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/691.html Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/691.html joe.verrengia@nrel.gov (Joe Verrengia) Seventy-eight teams from 29 Colorado middle schools participated in today’s Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell car competitions hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The student teams raced solar or hydrogen powered vehicles that they designed and built themselves. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/690.html Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/690.html joe.verrengia@nrel.gov (Joe Verrengia) Seventy-eight teams from 29 Colorado middle schools will participate in the Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell car competitions hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/688.html Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/688.html joe.verrengia@nrel.gov (Joe Verrengia) Dr. Fort F. Felker has been named director of the National Wind Technology Center at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Felker, a co-founder of Winglet Technology LLC, and former director of engineering analysis and test at Kenetech Windpower, begins his new position May 18. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/687.html Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/687.html kerry.masson@nrel.gov (Kerry Masson) A new class of ultra-light, high-efficiency solar cells developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been awarded a national prize for the commercialization of federally funded research. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/686.html Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/686.html janice.rooney@nrel.gov (Janice Rooney) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with the City Council of Greensburg, Kansas, and the Kansas Building Industry Association (KBIA), announce the launch of Greensburg GreenHome Residential Green Building Program. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/683.html Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/683.html heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today released its annual assessment of leading utility green power programs. Under these voluntary programs, consumers can choose to help support additional electricity production from renewable resources such as wind and solar. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/679.html Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/679.html joe.verrengia@nrel.gov (Joe Verrengia) The International Partnership for Energy Development in Island Nations (EDIN) today announced three new pilot projects. The U.S. pilot project participant will be the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI); Iceland’s pilot project will be working with Dominica; and New Zealand will work to assess geothermal potential for numerous Pacific Island Nations. http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/678.html Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2009/678.html george.douglas@nrel.gov (George Douglas)