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June 2016
NREL's Complete-Cab Truck Climate Control Package Showcased in Automotive Engineering
Long-haul Class 8 trucks use approximately 7% of their fuel for rest period idling, consuming more than 667 million gallons of fuel each year nationwide. NREL has identified a package of climate-control technologies that annually can save 774 gallons of fuel used per truck for rest period air conditioning.
NREL Scientists Use In-Situ Characterization to Explain Perovskite Solar Cell Growth and Processing
NREL scientists have helped to establish research capabilities to address several important scientific and practical questions concerning perovskite solar cells. Perovskites are an important class of next-generation photovoltaic materials exhibiting impressive light absorption, high device efficiencies, and low-cost, industry-scalable processing.
Meeting Explores Global Advancement in Vehicle-To-Everything Integration
NREL recently hosted the V2X Enabled Electric Vehicles expert workshop, one of several meetings organized under the International Energy Agency's Hybrid & Electric Vehicle "Task 28" portfolio, which encompasses research and collaboration for deployment of home grids and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies -- exploring all issues related to the use of electric storage from plug-in electric vehicles beyond vehicle power.
NREL Partners with California to Accelerate Advanced Energy Communities
The California Energy Commission has selected NREL to be part of a team that will complete a major applied research project to accelerate the deployment of Advanced Energy Communities (AEC).
May 2016
NREL to Assist in Development and Evaluation of Class 6 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Cummins Inc. a $4.5 million grant to develop a Class 6 commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50 percent over conventional Class 6 vehicles. NREL's fleet test and evaluation team will assist Cummins in analyzing the performance of its vehicle technology and by providing in-depth understanding of application-specific drive cycles.
NREL Names a Director's Fellowship in Honor of Art Nozik
The Nozik Fellowship is available to early-career researchers who earned their Ph.D. in the last two years.
Middle Schoolers Dream Big with Their Solar- and Battery-Powered Cars
Dreamers from 57 Colorado middle school teams gathered in a checkered-flag bedecked gym to race electric cars—and chase visions of the future.
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.
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.
National Labs Gather at NREL for Innovative Summit
Idea behind meeting to expand relationships with industry.
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