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Review our lab's advanced manufacturing areas of research and impacts.
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Programs and Partnerships
The NREL advanced manufacturing research team works on many programs and collaborates through many partnerships with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as well as other governmental, academic, and private industry organizations. The following are a few highlights.
The West Gate Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, offers promising entrepreneurs a career-changing opportunity to access NREL's expertise and capabilities to speed the development of their startup's core technologies.
NREL is one of four national laboratories leading the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), a 10-year, $185-million energy-water desalination hub funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office and Water Power Technologies Office.
NREL leads the wind turbine technology area of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, a partnership of industry, academic, and governmental organizations.
Funded by DOE, the Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships help industrial and other large energy users transition to clean energy, lower costs, reduce emissions, and contribute to a clean energy economy. NREL is one of three labs with subject matter expertise in onsite energy deployment supporting this program.
Manufacturing Prizes
The NREL advanced manufacturing research and support teams manage several prizes on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's American-Made Challenges program. Learn more about each prize.
The Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric applications (CABLE) Conductor Manufacturing Prize aims to create breakthroughs in the development and manufacturing of conductivity-enhanced materials.
The Electronics Scrap Recycling Advancement Prize (E-SCRAP) aims to stimulate innovative approaches that reduce the costs and environmental impact of critical material recovery from electronic scrap (e-scrap).
The Microbattery Design Prize seeks designs for microbatteries to support new uses for small electronic devices with improved performance, safety, and recyclability.
The Re-X Before Recycling Prize is seeking innovations to unlock new or expanded supply chains that can reintegrate end-of-use products into the economy via re-use, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and/or repurposing (“Re-X”).
The Upskill Prize for the Solar Manufacturing Workforce aims to accelerate the expansion of the U.S. solar manufacturing workforce and equip workers with the skills necessary to revitalize manufacturing in the domestic solar supply chain.
The Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize aims to help the country develop a cost-effective and sustainable recycling industry for two high-impact categories of wind turbine materials: fiber-reinforced composites and rare earth elements.
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Last Updated Jan. 8, 2025