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May 2016

May 25, 2016

Keith Emery Repeats on List of Highly Cited Researchers

This award reflects the growth and success of the PV industry as well as NREL's important role providing efficiency measurements for the community.

May 24, 2016

NREL Bioenergy Staff Honored for Top Innovations in 2015

NREL’s state-of-the-art bioenergy research has once again reached award-winning levels. Each year NREL recognizes the professionals behind the lab’s greatest innovations and breakthrough technologies from the past year during its Innovation and Technology Transfer Awards ceremony. Among this year's recipients were many talented staff from the National Bioenergy Center and NREL’s Biosciences Center who were recognized for exceptional work in promoting the transfer of NREL-developed technologies into the private sector and partnering successes.

May 23, 2016

National Labs Gather at NREL for Innovative Summit

Idea behind meeting to expand relationships with industry.

May 20, 2016

News Release: NREL Announces Innovation Challenge for Crowdsourced Ideas for Energy-Efficiency in Residential Buildings

The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with industry partner CLEAResult, will launch a Call for Innovation as part of the DOE JUMP initiative during the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif., on May 22.

May 19, 2016

How Much Do Electric Cars Pollute? Depends on When and Where You Plug In

A new study suggests reducing fossil fuel use in the electricity sector and encouraging workplace charging are two important factors in achieving the greatest electric vehicle emissions reduction.

May 18, 2016

Successful Transportation Lab-Industry Collaborations Spotlighted at Summit

NREL hosted leaders from the business, government, and research communities at the EERE National Lab Impact Summit to showcase the cutting-edge innovation, bottom-line benefits, and marketplace successes that result from collaboration between national labs and industry. Transportation projects were spotlighted as prime examples of these win-win partnerships, with major automakers, component manufacturers, and fuel producers touting the expertise gained through joining forces with the labs.

May 18, 2016

News Release: NREL Helps DOE Assess Progress “On the Path to SunShot”

Analysts and researchers at the Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) played a significant role in a suite of studies released today by DOE’s SunShot Initiative that identify the progress made by the U.S. solar energy industry toward SunShot’s goal of achieving cost parity with traditional energy sources by 2020.

May 17, 2016

DOE, DOT Announce Collaboration to Advance Smart Transportation Systems

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced their collaboration to accelerate research, demonstration, and deployment of innovative transportation and alternative fuel technologies.

May 17, 2016

Craig Turchi Receives NREL Staff Award

As a CSP expert, Craig has helped combine geothermal and other technologies with CSP, improving performance of geothermal plants.


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