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Below are news stories involving NREL's Science and Technology.
May 13, 2013
Saudi Arabia Looks to NREL for Solar Monitoring Expertise 
Middle East kingdom poised to devote billions of dollars to embracing renewable energy.
May 3, 2013
NREL Staff Recognized for Breakthrough Technologies
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently recognized the professionals behind the lab’s greatest innovations from the past year during its Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Awards.
April 26, 2013
Combining Strategies Speeds the Work of Enzymes
Enzymes could break down cell walls faster – leading to less expensive biofuels for transportation – if two enzyme systems are brought together in an industrial setting, new research by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggests.
March 15, 2013
Transportation Energy Futures Study Reveals Potential for Deep Cuts to Petroleum Use and Carbon Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) today announced the release of the Transportation Energy Futures (TEF) study, an assessment of avenues to reach deep cuts in petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector.
February 21, 2013
NREL Employees Honored by Industry Associations
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)'s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and its employees have garnered new awards and recognition from industry groups for advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy research.
February 14, 2013
NREL Helps Communities Assess Their Readiness for Electric Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched a new tool to help local and regional leaders assess the readiness of their communities for the arrival of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs).
February 8, 2013
NREL and Partners Demonstrate Quantum Dots that Assemble Themselves
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and other labs have demonstrated a process whereby quantum dots can self-assemble at optimal locations in nanowires, a breakthrough that could improve solar cells, quantum computing, and lighting devices.
February 7, 2013
Nation Could Double Energy Productivity
Commission report says greater energy efficiency good for economy, environment; NREL leads the way.
