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March 2017
News Release: New Report Shines Light on Installed Costs and Deployment Barriers for Residential Solar PV with Energy Storage
Learn about how NREL researchers are making detailed component and system-level cost breakdowns available for residential photovoltaic (PV) solar systems for the first time.
News Release: NREL Industry Growth Forum Connects Clean Energy Startups and Investors
NREL hosts the annual Industry Growth Forum April 13-14, 2017 in Denver, Colorado.
Industry Leaders Attend Composites Manufacturing Facility Launch
On Jan. 31, the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the National Renewable Energy Lab welcomed its newest building: the Composites Manufacturing Education and Technology (CoMET) facility.
Computer-Aided Design Speeds Development of Safe, Affordable, and Efficient Batteries
Cutting-edge battery simulation tools developed by NREL and its partners in the Computer-Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries (CAEBAT) project are improving battery safety and performance, while driving down cost and development time.
Sensor Company Acquires Innovation Incubator Awardee, Launches Next-Generation "Connected" Building Technology
A sensor company has acquired the first beta-ready technology from the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, which is co-administered by NREL.
NREL at 40: Research Efforts Drive Advanced Energy
Decades of world-class research has expanded the American energy landscape
News Release: NREL Seeks Participants for 2017 National Executive Energy Leadership Program
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has selected 22 leaders to participate in its 2017 Executive Energy Leadership program (Energy Execs).
February 2017
Lambkins Roar as the Top High School in the 27th Colorado Science Bowl
Lammie had a hard time deciding which team to back in the 27th Colorado High School Science Bowl on Feb. 11 at Littleton's Dakota Ridge High School.
NREL Partnerships Designed to Make Wind Farms More Productive
NREL and two industry partners, NextEra Energy, Inc., and YStrategies, Inc., signed a cooperative research and development agreement in December 2016 to bring wake steering, or slight adjustments to turbine direction that reduce wind drag, to industry wind plants for the first time.
NREL, SLAC Determine Ideal Conditions for Making Perovskite Photovoltaic Absorbers
Researchers at NREL and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have mapped the processing phase space where ideal conditions exist to create perovskite photovoltaic absorbers.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025