Facilities
NREL's state-of-the-art research facilities provide a venue for groundbreaking innovations and collaboration with partners in geothermal research and development.
![A photo of the Energy Systems Integration Facility at NREL.](/geothermal/assets/images/26382_mb.jpg)
Energy Systems Integration Facility
The nation's premier user facility for research, development, and demonstration of the components and strategies needed to optimize our entire energy system.
![A photo of the high-performance computer at NREL.](/geothermal/assets/images/31717_mb.jpg)
High-Performance Computing Data Center
High-performance computing facilities at NREL provide high-speed, petaflop-scale computer processing as well as data visualization labs with onsite and remote-viewing capabilities.
![A photo of the Solar Radiation Research Laboratory at NREL.](/geothermal/assets/images/33751_mb.jpg)
Solar Radiation Research Laboratory
A lab that continuously collects basic solar radiation measurements and has expertise in integrated metrology, optics, electronics, and data acquisition as well as outdoor performance-testing facilities. The lab sits on a borehole field consisting of 23 300-feet-deep boreholes providing a test bed for geothermal heat pump research, development, analysis, and deployment.
![A photo of the Thermal Test Facility at NREL.](/geothermal/assets/images/21823_mb.jpg)
Thermal Test Facility
A flexible, multipurpose, multi-laboratory facility that enables detailed evaluation and development of building and thermal energy systems. For more information, read the fact sheet.
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