News Archives - 2006

November 30, 2006

More Than Pretty Maps—NREL Uses GIS to Find Workable Energy Solutions

NREL's geographic information systems (GIS) team produces maps of renewable energy resources that demonstrate which technologies, whether solar, wind, hydrogen or biomass, are the best, most workable energy solutions. But that's not all.

October 12, 2006

Energy Secretary Announces $13 Million to Expand Solar Energy Technologies

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced more than $13 million to fund new research in solar technologies. This funding, part of President Bush's $148 million Solar America Initiative, will support the development of more efficient solar panels, known as photovoltaic devices.

July 16, 2006

NREL's New Science and Technology Facility Will Help to Advance New Energy Alternatives

The Science and Technology Facility (S&TF) is the latest addition to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) state-of-the-art research buildings on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) campus.