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March 2016
Eagles are Making Wind Turbines Safer for Birds
A bald eagle named Spirit and a golden eagle named Nova recently helped a team of researchers at the National Wind Technology Center collect terabytes of data for a project aimed at helping researchers make wind energy safer for birds.
News Release: NREL's Capabilities Boost a Wide Range of Innovative ARPA-E Research
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will play key roles in a variety of projects recently funded by the Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). NREL's innovative approaches have received five awards across three different ARPA-E programs for advancing transformational technologies to generate, store, and use energy more efficiently, at lower costs and with reduced emissions.
NREL Kicks Off Next Phase of Advanced Computer-Aided Battery Engineering
On March 8, NREL hosted the first review meeting of the Advanced Computer-Aided Battery Engineering Consortium, initiating phase three of the collaborative Computer Aided Engineering for Electric Drive Batteries activity funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vehicle Technologies Office.
NREL's Geothermal Experts Present at the 41st Annual Stanford Geothermal Workshop
NREL geothermal experts attend the 41st Annual Stanford Geothermal Workshop--one of the world's longest-running technical meetings on the topic of geothermal energy.
News Release: NREL to Collaborate with Small Clean Energy Businesses as Part of DOE Pilot Program
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will help the first group of small clean energy businesses advance their products under the Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot launched last July by DOE.
DOE Webinar March 14: DetecTape – A Localized Visual Detector for Hydrogen Leaks
This webinar will provide information about DetecTape, a color-changing, self-fusing silicone tape developed by Element One and Midsun Specialty Products and designed to detect hydrogen leaks in fuel cell, transmission, storage, and generation facilities. NREL has performed lab testing of DetecTape over the past 13 months and reports are available upon request.
Colorado School Earns Return Trip to National Science Bowl
Ridgeview Classical Charter School scores convincing victory at Colorado Science Bowl to secure trip to national competition.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Looks to NREL for Geothermal Technical Support
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has entered into an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to provide technical support and assistance in the development of renewable energy from geothermal resources on public lands.
NREL Hosts PV Module Reliability Workshop for Industry
Nearly 200 researchers from more than 100 companies and representing 16 countries attended the 7th annual PV Module Reliability Workshop, Feb. 23–25, 2016, in Golden, Colo.
February 2016
News Release: NREL Collaboration Boosts Potential for CdTe Solar Cells
A critical milestone has been reached in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electricity generated by conventional energy sources.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025