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NLR Analysis Identifies Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage as a Solution for Data Center Cooling Needs

Dec. 4, 2025
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Turning Plastic Waste Into Opportunity: Ongoing Projects Demonstrate Broad Applications of Chemical Oxidation Recycling Platform

Dec. 4, 2025
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News Release: Energy Department Renames NREL 'National Laboratory of the Rockies'

Dec. 1, 2025

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Researchers pour concrete into molds as part of the Biomass Upcycled in Lignin for Decarbonizing Energy-Intensive Materials project. Photo by Agata Bogucka, National Laboratory of the Rockies
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Graduate student Darin Meeker demonstrates a working laser power model, which can be used in space to power satellites, as exhibited in the model. Photo by Gregory Cooper, National Laboratory of the Rockies
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NLR researchers Claire Victor and Greg Martin chat near the hydrogen electrolyzer stack test bed in the Energy Systems Integration Facility. Photo by Werner Slocum, National Laboratory of the Rockies
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Jih-Shiuan Luo works with a molecular beam epitaxy system. Photo by Warren Gretz, National Laboratory of the Rockies
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Hunter Huth programmed a robotic arm at NLR's Composites Manufacturing Education and Technology facility. Photo by Werner Slocum, National Laboratory of the Rockies

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Last Updated Dec. 4, 2025