Facilities
NREL's state-of-the-art research facilities provide a venue for groundbreaking innovations in advanced manufacturing and collaboration with partners.
Explore our key facilities for advanced manufacturing R&D below or browse all NREL research facilities.
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Composites Manufacturing Education and Technology Facility
For the wind industry, it supports R&D projects for blade and original equipment manufacturers as part of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation.
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Atmospheric Processing Platform
It has integrated tools for depositing, processing, and characterizing photovoltaic materials and devices.
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Energy Systems Integration Facility
Its multitude of laboratories and equipment can accommodate the research and testing needs of many manufacturing projects.
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Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility
It's available for developing, testing, evaluating, and demonstrating processes and technologies for bio-based products and fuels production.
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Power Electronics and Electric Machines Facilities
It features a wide range of equipment for testing and measuring heat transfer and reliability as well as thermal and thermochemical modeling.
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Science and Technology Facility
It features the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Diagnostics Laboratory and many other laboratories for testing PV products and manufacturing processes.
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