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Simulated Algal Growth Environment (SAGE Reactor), a fully controlled photobioreactor growth system. Search image no. 50138
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Electric vehicle charging station at NREL's South Table Mountain parking garage. Search image no. 39203
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Installing a new, instrumented gearbox at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) for the GRC1.5 project. Search image no. 49386
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Flex manufactured battery enclosure at NREL's Battery Energy Storage System, used for grid integration research. Search image no. 47219
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The net-zero energy Research Support Facility (RSF) at NREL. Search image no. 17613
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The Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) at NREL. Search image no. 26196
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Mark Kutchenreiter, research technician, hosts a tour of the Solar Industrial Mesa Test Area at NREL's Golden, Colorado, campus.
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The High-Performance Computing Center provides high-speed, large-scale computer processing to advance NREL's research. Search image no. 53839

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